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carryforward

car·ry·for·ward
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee-fawr-werd]
    • /ˈkær iˈfɔr wərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee-fawr-werd]
    • /ˈkær iˈfɔr wərd/

Definitions of carryforward word

  • abbreviation CARRYFORWARD carry-over. 1
  • noun carryforward (in U.S. income-tax law) a special provision allowing part of a net loss or of an unused credit in a given year to be apportioned over one or two subsequent years, chiefly in order to ease the tax burden. 1
  • noun carryforward (accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years. 1

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Origin of carryforward

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; noun use of verb phrase carry forward

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Parts of speech for Carryforward

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carryforward popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

carryforward usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with carryforward

  • how to calculate nol carryforward?

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