carry forward

Thân thiện

The accountant will carry forward the remaining balance to next year's budget.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transfer an amount, especially a financial balance, from one accounting period to the next: This is the primary meaning, used in accounting and finance to indicate that a sum (like a profit, loss, or tax allowance) is moved forward to be used in a future period.
   • To continue or progress something into the future: In a broader sense, it can mean to advance or continue a plan, tradition, or momentum.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The company will carry forward its net operating loss to offset next year's profits.
  • We can carry forward any unused vacation days into the next fiscal year.
  • The team's positive energy from the last project was carried forward into the new initiative.

Advanced Usage

• "to carry forward a balance": specifically to transfer a remaining amount.
  • You are allowed to carry forward a balance of up to $500 in your flexible spending account.
• "to carry forward a legacy": to continue the work or values of a predecessor.
  • The new director vowed to carry forward the founder's legacy of innovation.

Variants and Related Words

• Carryover (noun): The amount or thing that is transferred or continues.
  • The carryover from last year's budget was significant.
• Carried forward (past participle/adjective): Describes the state of having been transferred.
  • The carried forward loss reduced our tax liability.

Synonyms

• Transfer (to move from one place/period to another).
• Roll over (to renew or continue a financial arrangement).
• Continue (to keep going without stopping).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Carry on: to continue an activity.
  • Despite the noise, she carried on with her work. (Note: This is a distinct phrasal verb meaning "to continue," not a direct variant of "carry forward").
• Carry over: This is very close in meaning to "carry forward," often used interchangeably, especially in non-accounting contexts.
  • Some rules from the old system will carry over to the new one.

Related Idioms

• Carry the torch forward: To continue the work or ideals of someone else.
  • It is our duty to carry the torch forward for environmental conservation.

Học thuật

Verb

1. transfer from one time period to the next

Từ đồng nghĩa

• carry over