SPILLOVER


Meaning of SPILLOVER in English

[noun] [C] [esp. US] - an amount of liquid which has become too much for the object that contains it and flows or spreads out, or (figurative) the effects of an activity which have spread beyond what was originally intendedThe spillover from the adjacent river flooded the lower fields.(figurative) It's important to avoid a spillover of the war into neighboring regions.(figurative) The bad weather in February and March could have a spillover effect on farmers in April.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.