carry something forward

carry something forward
carry something forward
to take a figure from one column or category to another. •

Now, carry this figure forward into the tens column.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • carry something forward — transfer figures to a new page or account ■ keep something to use or deal with at a later time we carried forward a reserve, which allowed us to meet demands * * * ˌcarry sthˈforward derived (also ˌcarry sthˈover) to move a total amount from one… …   Useful english dictionary

  • carry something forward — 1》 transfer figures to a new page or account. 2》 keep to use or deal with at a later time. → carrots …   English new terms dictionary

  • carry something over — retain something and apply or deal with it in a new context much of the wartime economic planning was carried over into the next decade ■ postpone an event the match had to be carried over till Sunday ■ another way of saying carry something… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carry — Related:net financing cost. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT to move goods or passengers from one place to another: • Airlines carried 262 million passengers on… …   Financial and business terms

  • carry — Related: net financing cost. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The interest cost of financing securities held. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT …   Financial and business terms

  • carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry — verb (carries, carrying, carried) 1》 move or transport from one place to another.     ↘have on one s person wherever one goes.     ↘conduct; transmit.     ↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others. 2》 support the weight of …   English new terms dictionary

  • carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • carry */*/*/ — UK [ˈkærɪ] / US [ˈkerɪ] verb Word forms carry : present tense I/you/we/they carry he/she/it carries present participle carrying past tense carried past participle carried 1) [transitive] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or… …   English dictionary

  • carry over — verb 1. transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another (Freq. 4) • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry over • Hypernyms: ↑prevail, ↑persist, ↑die hard, ↑run, ↑endure …   Useful english dictionary

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