spillover.

An effect that spreads beyond the activity, place, or group where it began.

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Words that belong together

• economic spillover
• positive spillover

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The new transit link produced an economic spillover in nearby towns.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular spillover; plural spillovers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, business. Commonness: moderately common.