incoming

[ in-kuhm-ing ]

/ ˈɪnˌkʌm ɪŋ /

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adjective

coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.

newly arrived or received: incoming mail; incoming orders.

succeeding, as an officeholder: the incoming mayor.

accruing, as profit.

entering, beginning, etc.: all incoming students.

Chiefly British. immigrant.

Scot. ensuing.

noun

the act of coming in; arrival; advent: the incoming of spring.

Usually incomings. funds received; revenue.

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Origin of incoming

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at in, coming

Words nearby incoming

incomer, incomes policy, income statement, income support, income tax, incoming, incommensurable, incommensurate, in commission, incommode, incommodious

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How to use incoming in a sentence

“We’re trying to make it easy,” said LeBlanc, adding that the next class of incoming first-year students will be given reusable water bottles when they move onto campus.
George Washington University commits to single-use-plastic ban|Lauren Lumpkin|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Maybe incoming offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn can rediscover Goff’s old magic, and all those first-rounders just beef up the talent level around him.
The Rams And Lions Both Got What They Wanted|Ty Schalter|February 1, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Every four or eight years, the incoming administration resets America’s policy priorities.
Rebranding America Is Very On-Brand|Philip Elliott|January 29, 2021|Time
The incoming Administration has a responsibility to drive systemic change on hunger and nutrition, and that starts with the food system.
We Can End Hunger in America—If We're Willing to Make Significant Changes to Our Food System|Pierre Ferrari|January 29, 2021|Time

The company then placed a lien on the hospital’s incoming payments.
How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals|by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier|January 26, 2021|ProPublica
But go look at the list of the 11 new incoming GOP senators and Google around about them.
The Coming Battle for a New SecDef|Michael Tomasky|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The incoming Republican majority in the Senate was built on opposition to executive amnesty,” said Holler.
The Coming GOP Freakout Over Immigration|Patricia Murphy|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hutchinson, the incoming governor, has said he needs time to decide what his position is on the plan.
Arkansas’s Blue Collar Social Conservatives Don’t Know What’s Coming|Monica Potts|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At times, the incoming Reagan administration seemed to blame the victims.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice|Raymond Bonner|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than 40 percent of incoming freshman said that a campus visit and social activities affected their choice.
The Daily Beast College Rankings Methodology|Brandy Zadrozny|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Outside Derby station was a ticket platform at which all incoming trains stopped for the collection of tickets.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Naturally, my mind dwells happily just now upon our incoming New Army formations.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
There is certainly a marked distinction between the oaths of the outgoing and incoming creeds.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
Since the establishment of the station all incoming travellers had been obliged to pay customs duties at this point.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
She herself had been most carefully trained concerning manners of incoming and outgoing.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for incoming

incoming

/ (ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ) /

adjective

coming in; entering

about to come into office; succeeding

(of interest, dividends, etc) being received; accruing

noun

the act of coming in; entrance

(usually plural) income or revenue

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