How to say "carry-over" in Japanese

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  • 繰り越しくりこしCommon
    nounCovers the carry-over of a balance, annual leave, or similar amounts from one period or account to the next. This is the everyday word to reach for in accounting, workplace, and budgeting contexts.
    The total at the bottom of the page is carried forward.
  • nounA loanword meaning simply carry-over, in much the same senses as 繰り越し. It is less common, so learners will usually find 繰り越し the more natural choice unless echoing English usage.

Use 「繰り越し」 for carrying over balances, annual leave, and similar amounts to a later period; 「キャリーオーバー」 is a less common loanword covering the same idea, mostly in borrowed contexts.

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