"carry forward" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-carry forward.ogg [Australia] Forms: carries forward [present, singular, third-person], carrying forward [participle, present], carried forward [participle, past], carried forward [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} carry forward (third-person singular simple present carries forward, present participle carrying forward, simple past and past participle carried forward)
  1. (idiomatic, accounting, of a balance) To transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-carry_forward-en-verb-jynCsTpP Topics: accounting, business, finance
  2. (idiomatic, accounting, of an operating loss or other legal credit) To apply to the taxable income of following years, thereby easing the overall tax burden; carry over. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-carry_forward-en-verb-YWEEHt-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Topics: accounting, business, finance

Inflected forms

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