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outflow

outflow

13 4.6
Movement of water, gas or money out of a place
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌfloʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : salida de fondos
  • During the severe storm, the outflow from the river increased dramatically, causing nearby roads to flood.
  • capital outflows
  • cash outflow
  • a massive outflow

And it's because this outflow that's normally blocked, isn't.

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Examples

  • At such baths, the outflow was often used to flush public latrines.

  • Well, the problem is a constant outflow of money.

  • It's the actual cash outflow every single year.

  • Over time, the outflow had cut itself a channel, some three feet deep, into the hillside.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Rain and melting snow also contribute to the outflow of sediments.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The number of wealthy immigrants from China represents a new record outflow, according to Henley.

  • There have been more net outflows as compared to inflows.

  • It's seeing the greatest outflows of millionaires.

  • I mean, even in the United States, you're suffering job losses as a result of outflow of manufacturing capabilities to other places.

  • But what explains this BLOB of salty water is actually that outflow from the Mediterranean Sea.

Synonyms

leak
vsoutflow
290 1.0

A small opening that lets water, gas or light escape

focuses on the movement out rather than the opening or damage
escape
vsoutflow
114 3.9

A device that lets gas or steam leave a container

is the broader process of flow out, not only release events
drainage
vsoutflow
43 3.5

Removing liquid so it flows away from a place or object

is any movement outward, not limited to deliberate removal systems
outpouring
vsoutflow
42 4.2

A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling

is the neutral physical movement out, not the dramatic or emotional release
flush
vsoutflow
19 3.1

A sudden flow of water that moves quickly

is any flow out and does not imply suddenness or large volume
leakage
vsoutflow
15 3.1

The accidental escape of liquid or gas from a container through a hole

is neutral movement out and does not imply accident or damage
effusion
vsoutflow
  • Specialized
7 8.5

A flow of liquid or gas out through a small opening

is any outward movement and does not require pressure or a gap
effluence
vsoutflow
1 9.3

The flow of liquid waste out of a place like a factory

is the general word for movement out of a place or system
efflux
vsoutflow
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A flow of something out of a place, like water or chemicals

is broader and covers any movement out, not only single actions
outflux
vsoutflow
7.5

A movement of people, money, or goods away from a place

is the general concept of movement out without technical tone
exfiltration
vsoutflow
  • Specialized
8.4

The leaking of water from a pipe or drain into the soil

is any outward movement, not only leakage into nearby ground
oozing
vsoutflow
4.5

A slow steady flow of liquid from a small opening

is general outward movement and does not stress slowness or seepage

Antonyms

59 4.1

A large number of people or things arriving at a place

10 4.0

Movement of water, money or other things into a place

How Strong

torrent
6 4.4
gush
6 4.3
outflow
  • Specialized
13 4.6
flow
188 1.0
stream
150 1.0
to trickle
70 3.4
drip
44 1.0

Surface Forms

outflow singular
outflows plural

Morphology

outflow = flow (transparent) = out + flow

A direct compound of 'out' + 'flow' meaning movement outward, which is easily derivable by learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word outflow comes from out- meaning 'out' or 'away from' and flow meaning 'to move like water'. So an outflow is the movement of water, air, or money that 'flows out' of a place or system.