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spillover
This term captures the sensation of a boundary being breached, where something exceeds its intended capacity and leaks into an adjacent space. In a literal sense, it describes the physical mess of a liquid escaping a vessel. In a socio-economic sense, it describes the ripple effect where a localized event triggers consequences in an unrelated or neighboring sector.
Because it describes a general phenomenon or a specific instance of leakage, it functions as a count noun when referring to specific effects (e.g., several spillovers) and as an uncountable noun when referring to the general process of overflow.
Meanings
The unintended or indirect effect of an event or decision that affects people or situations not directly involved.
The economic crisis in one region caused a significant spillover into neighboring markets.
Examples
The economic crisis in one region caused a significant spillover into neighboring markets.
The economic crisis in one region caused a significant spillover into neighboring markets.
I hope the tension from the meeting does not result in a spillover into our personal lives.
The spillover from the overflowing pot left a sticky mess on the stove.
Quick, grab a towel to clean up that spillover before it reaches the carpet.
The main terminal was so packed that there was a spillover of passengers into the parking lot.
With the classroom full, we had a spillover of students into the hallway.
There is often a spillover of political unrest from one country to another.
I can see the spillover of the ink staining the edge of the desk.