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
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 Day, Holman
Tubes through the wall opposite the food-aperture are used for the introduction of electrical connections, ingoing and outgoing water, the air-pipes, and connections for the stethoscope, pneumograph, and telephone.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
An officious, red-headed man stood in the pantry door with a napkin over his arm, issuing peremptory orders and regulating the outcoming and ingoing waiters.
From A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
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