Definition of Spillover

1. Noun. (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure.


Definition of Spillover

1. Noun. That which overflows, the excess or side effect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spillover

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spillover

spillages
spilled
spilled the beans
spiller
spillers
spillet fishing
spilliard fishing
spillikin
spillikins
spilling
spilling the beans
spillingly
spillings
spillionaire
spillionaires
spillover (current term)
spillovers
spillproof
spills
spills the beans
spillway
spillways
spilly
spiloma
spiloplaxia
spilt
spilt the beans
spilter
spilters
spilth

Literary usage of Spillover

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poverty and Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Haroon Bhorat, S. M. Ravi Kanbur (2007)
"Table 1.5 Testing for spillover effects in TFP Dependent variable: Growth in Total Factor Productivity Source: Fedderke 2001c Notes: Figures in parentheses ..."

2. Poverty and Transfers In-Kind: A Re-evaluation of Poverty in the United States by Morton Paglin (1980)
"We must estimate the spillover effects of the combined transfer programs (a spillover is that part of the transfer to the poor which raises some households ..."

3. Fires Across the Water: Transnational Problems in Asia by James Shinn (1998)
"This includes the physical spillover (how does a problem actually spread from source country A to "host" country B), the scale of spillover (how much the ..."

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