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ingoing

American  
[in-goh-ing] / ˈɪnˌgoʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. going in; entering.


ingoing British  
/ ˈɪnˌɡəʊɪŋ /

adjective

  1. coming or going in; entering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often plural) English law the sum paid by a new tenant for fixtures left behind by the outgoing tenant

  2. another word for ingo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ingoing

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at in- 1, going


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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

We know what an ingoing lumber crew is, and he probably doesn’t, and it’s the green man that always gets the worst of it.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

And the fight of the ingoing crew is as regular as the halt.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

Wireless messages have stopped all ingoing cargo-ships from coming up Channel, but unfortunately there is evidence that at least two of the enemy’s submarines are in the West. 

From Danger! and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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