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spillover effect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The phenomenon in which an economic event in one context occurs because of something else in a seemingly unrelated context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 外溢效應 /外溢效应 (wàiyì xiàoyìng) — phenomenon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外溢性 (wàiyìxìng) — phenomenon
  • Finnish: heijastusvaikutus — phenomenon
  • Korean: 외부효과 (oebuhyogwa) — phenomenon