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Spillage vs Spillover - What's the difference?

spillage | spillover |

As nouns the difference between spillage and spillover

is that spillage is that which has been spilled while spillover is that which overflows; the excess or side effect.

spillage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • that which has been spilled

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    spillover

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
    • The spillover from the dam due to the heavy rains will run down this channel and harmlessly dump into that river, we hope.
    The spillover from this war will be many little massacres of civilians by civilians.
  • The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.

    • See also

    * zoonosis

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