carried over

Moved to next

Carried over describes something transferred from one period, context, or situation to another.

In accounting, figures are carried over from one column or fiscal year to the next.

Leftover vacation days may be carried over to the following year.

The phrase also applies to habits, traditions, or effects that persist: Her distrust of authority carried over from childhood.

Related

relocated · projected · conveyed · enduring · surplus · vacation time · sick days · amortization · balance · deferred · next year · recurring · holdover · recontextualized · persisting · nostalgia · past life · accrual

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Opposites
continuity vs. termination

carried overexpired

No longer in effect

terminated · lapsed · ended · forfeited · discontinued

fresh start vs. inheritance

carried overreset

Restore to original state

wiped clean · zeroed out · initialized · fresh · new

retention vs. disposal

carried overcleared

Found not guilty

wiped · erased · deleted · purged · discarded

Family

carry, carried, carries, carrying, carrier, carriers, carriage, carriages, carryover

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G