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inflow

inflow

10 4.0
Movement of water, money or other things into a place
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌfloʊ/
translation icon : aflujo
  • And for this reason, a well-run scheme will always aim to ensure sufficient inflows of new money to cover any outflows.
  • capital inflows
  • foreign inflows
  • investment inflows

We saw what the inflows of that did to the Bitcoin price.

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Examples

  • Well, it's got a strong inflow of warm, moist air.

  • The city experienced a significant inflow of tourists during the summer festival.

  • So for example, let's say I have an inflow of five new customers per month.

  • So what I am keeping track of is actually the monetary inflow to the residents pocket.

  • In the 1990s, there was no such large new inflow of resources from export earnings to be expected.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We saw what the inflows of that did to the Bitcoin price.

  • In the last six months of 1989, the inflow of refugees rose to over 2,600 per month.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Countries that exported more than they imported would experience an inflow in gold, raising the supply of money, which would spark inflation.

  • Nationalization was followed by fairly extensive investments accompanied by an inflow of technological know-how.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The Sharif government is striving to attract greater foreign inflows of capital, technology, and jobs to invigorate Pakistan's economy.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

influx
vsinflow
59 4.1

A large number of people or things arriving at a place

focuses on movement or process rather than on number or crowd size
inrush
vsinflow
1 6.4

A sudden flow of water or people into a place

is about gradual movement into a place rather than a sudden surge
inpour
vsinflow
  • Archaic
7.9

A sudden flow of people or things into a place

is the general movement or ongoing process of things entering places
inrushing
vsinflow
6.8

A sudden movement inward of water, air, or people

is the ongoing process of things entering, not only sudden motions

Antonyms

outflow
  • Specialized
13 4.6

Movement of water, gas or money out of a place

Compounds

inflow of funds
  • Specialized
3.5

Money that comes into a company, bank, or country

New ideas coming into a group or place to help it change

An arrival of many people visiting a place for holidays

How Much

to flood
176 1.0
stream
150 1.0
inflow
10 4.0
to trickle
70 3.4
dribble
4 3.1

Surface Forms

inflow singular
inflows plural
inflos plural

Morphology

inflow = flow (transparent) = in + flow

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'in' and 'flow', referring to flowing into something.

Etymology

The word inflow comes from the parts in- meaning 'into' and flow meaning 'to move like a liquid'. So, an inflow is something like water or money that moves into a place or system.