influx

American  

[in-fluhks] / ˈɪnˌflʌks /

noun

• influxes
  plural

1. act of flowing in.

2. an inflow (opposed to outflux).

   an influx of tourists.

   Synonyms:

   entry, incursion

3. the place at which one stream flows into another or into the sea.

4. the mouth of a stream.

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influx British  

/ ˈɪnˌflʌks /

noun

1. the arrival or entry of many people or things

2. the act of flowing in; inflow

3. the mouth of a stream or river

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• influxes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of influx

1620–30; < New Latin or Medieval Latin influxus, verbal noun of Latin influere to flow in. See in- ², flux

Explanation

If there is a forceful flowing inward or coming in, you can say there is an influx. Every fall, the college town sees an influx of students and the population jumps 30 percent. Although anything flowing inward can be called an influx, there are several things this word is commonly used to refer to: water, people, and cash. The dam burst, causing an influx of water to the already swollen river. You just managed to avoid the influx of people mobbing the store looking to be the first to buy the newest gaming system. Try to avoid a financial plan like this: once you win the lottery, you'll use the influx of cash to pay off debts.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

influx influxes

With free school meal eligibility expanding this year to all families who receive Universal Credit, Ahmed said there had been an "influx of parents" applying, and expects around 70% of pupils to benefit going forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Only weeks later, the administration announced a large influx of unusually cheap imported ground beef before publicly identifying all of its sources, leaving enough of an informational vacuum for unsupported horse-meat rumors to flourish online.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Following a large influx of asylum seekers in Sweden in 2015, successive left- and right-wing governments have tightened asylum and immigration rules.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

He has solid returning options to work with as well as an influx of transfers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Pro-French sympathies were further heightened in July by the sudden influx of 2,100 French refugees, who were fleeing a fierce slave rebellion in Santo Domingo.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

This has led to repeated influxes of wounded patients arriving at Tine hospital in Chad.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

In fact, more than a million arrived, and stayed, by the end of the decade - one of the biggest influxes of people in British history.

From BBC ● May 21, 2025

Havilah joins the likes of Paradise and Greenville, small communities that saw influxes of prospectors, followed by population exodus and, more recently, devastation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024

And staying overnight in the mountains is prohibitive, as upscale developments and influxes of out-of-towners have sent lodging and housing prices into the stratosphere.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023

The multitude of ideas and influxes and perceptions which were crowded into every sentence, would be incomprehensible to men.

From In Both Worlds by William Henry Holcombe

Related Words

• arrival
• incursion
• inflow
• introduction
• invasion