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Verb: carry forward
  1. (accountancy) transfer from one time period to the next
    "They carried forward the unused budget to the next fiscal year";
    - carry over
Noun: carry-forward  'ker-ee'for-wurd [N. Amer], 'ka-ree'for-wûd [Brit]
Usage: Brit, Cdn
  1. The accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
    "The company's carry-forward allowed for future investments";
    - carry-over [Brit]

Derived forms: carries forward, carry-forwards, carrying forward, carried forward

Type of: balance, shift, transfer