consequence vs spillover

spillover vs consequence

consequence and spillover both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
spillover	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spillover is a hyponym of consequence; that is, spillover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
spillover: (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

Other hyponyms of consequence include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect.

consequence (noun)	spillover (noun)
having important effects or influence	(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Difference between consequence and spillover

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