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spillover vs consequence

consequence vs spillover

spillover and consequence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spillover Yes No No No
consequence Yes No No No
As nouns, consequence is a hypernym of spillover; that is, consequence is a word with a broader meaning than spillover:
  • spillover: (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
  • consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of spillover include effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
spillover (noun) consequence (noun)
(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure having important effects or influence
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Difference between spillover and consequence

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