spillover
pronunciation
How to pronounce spillover in British English:
UK [ˈspɪləʊvə(r)]
How to pronounce spillover in American English:
US [ˈspɪloʊvə(r)]
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- Noun:
- (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
Word Origin
- spillover (n.)
- 1940, from verbal phrase, from spill (v.) + over (adv.). From 1953 as an adjective.
Example
- 1. So far , there has been no sign of such a spillover effect this time around .
- 2. But the actual figure could be much higher , depending on spillover effects and the response from the private sector .
- 3. It has positive spillover effects on the number of employees firms hire , and on the wages of low-skilled workers in high-tech sectors .
- 4. Managers benefit from all four types of urban spillover , while hi-tech workers particularly benefit from the spread of ideas described by marshall and jacobs .
- 5. It warns supervisors to take more account of macroprudential spillover as many insurers react similarly to economic events .