noun
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the arrival or entry of many people or things
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the act of flowing in; inflow
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the mouth of a stream or river
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.
Vocabulary lists containing influx
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Example Sentences
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From The Verge • Apr. 18, 2019
Phineas had been working as a security guard in the city for ten years, and in that time, because of Influx Control laws, he had visited his wife and children only ten times.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
The Daily ran a banner headline: “Campus Blotto with Influx of Love, Birds.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
“The one on Influx Control,” the white man said.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Influx, in′fluks, n. a flowing in: infusion: abundant accession.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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