inflow

[in-floh]

noun

1. something that flows in; influx.

inflow

/ ˈɪnˌfləʊ /

noun

1. something, such as a liquid or gas, that flows in

2. the amount or rate of flowing in

3. Also called: inflowing. the act of flowing in; influx

Word History and Origins

Origin of inflow¹

First recorded in 1645–55; in- ¹ + flow

Example Sentences

Neither did the temporary suspension of export taxes for grain dealers, which generated dollar inflows but didn’t fatten the bank’s war chest because there was also lots of peso selling.

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When you get large inflows in a short amount of time to one focal point, it overwhelms the short-term budgets of the jurisdiction, whether it’s a city, a county, or a state.

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Since 2018, the Salton Sea no longer gets an inflow of fresh water, only agricultural runoff, so it is evaporating and shrinking while the exposed, dry lake bed area is expanding, feeding clouds of particulate.

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Starved of inflows, the lake lost about half its volume and became twice as salty.

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Soon after the flight, Rainmaker’s meteorologists identified an inflow of moisture to the region and advised the team to suspend operations, which they did, Doricko said.

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Related Words

• arrival 
• incursion 
• introduction 
• invasion