ingoing
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
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(often plural) English law the sum paid by a new tenant for fixtures left behind by the outgoing tenant
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another word for ingo
Etymology
Origin of ingoing
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at in- 1, going
Example Sentences
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That’s been a problem for a few folks whose phones have been stolen — the new “owners” get access to the original owner’s ingoing and outgoing messages.
From Forbes ● Feb. 6, 2012
Jewell spoke the words of the burial service, then Martin was gently pushed into the water and was picked up by the ingoing tide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arrows indicate direction of flow on resistance thermometer for ingoing water.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
In a few seconds he had revived and gave loud and regular snorts, jerking back his head and shaking his body with each ingoing breath.
From Combed Out by Voigt, Frederick Augustus
A number of complicated branched sensory processes grow into and nearly occlude the cavity, forming a kind of sieve with only narrow chinks through which the ingoing current passes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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