The phrase "a spill over" is not correct in standard written English; it should be "a spillover" as one word.
You can use it to describe an effect or consequence that extends beyond its original context or area, often in discussions about economics, social issues, or environmental impacts.
Example: "The economic growth in the city had a spillover effect on the surrounding towns, boosting their local economies as well."
Alternatives: "an overflow" or "a ripple effect".
Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical advisor to the UK government, said any cases of Ebola in the UK would be a "spill over" from West Africa.
Future studies are needed to find out if isolation of M. tuberculosis from cattle is a "spill over" effect from humans, or if these M. tuberculosis strains are adapted to cattle.
Collectively, these data suggest that systemic inflammation is not simply a "spill over" function of pathophysiology associated with destruction of lung tissue per se, but rather suggests that compounds or mechanism(s) associated with environmental risk factors (such as tobacco smoke) likely play a principle role in eliciting the inflammation reaction.
There is likely to be a spill over into 2016 as staff are reallocated to complete the contract – set for delivery in February – and we reduce next year's pretax profit forecast from £3.8m to £2.4m.
The news had a spill over effect into the networking sector, driving Ciena down 10.1%, and Juniper Networks 8.4% lower.
Even though most of the rain is received during the OND season, there is usually a spill over effect into January (Shisanya 1996).
However, a spill-over effect might have reduced hospital utilization in both groups.
Steady state and potentiodynamic studies suggest a spill-over mechanism may be involved.
The success of the Lightning and the Bucs before them has created a spill-over effect, Campbell argues.
A spill-over venue was arranged for those who could not pack inside the space-age venue of the Roy Thompson Hall.
Erlich says the attack took advantage of a spill-over effect, when data that exceeds a storage buffer can be interpreted as a computer command.
