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outflow

outflow

13 4.6
Movement of water, gas or money out of a place
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌfloʊ/
  • Specialized
: 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
229 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
46 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
42 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
39 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
leakage
vsoutflow
22 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
flush
vsoutflow
20 3.1

A sudden flow of water that moves quickly

is any flow out and does not imply suddenness or large volume
effusion
vsoutflow
  • Specialized
9 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
oozing
vsoutflow
1 4.5

A slow steady flow of liquid from a small opening

is general outward movement and does not stress slowness or seepage
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
1 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

Antonyms

55 4.1

A large number of people or things arriving at a place

9 4.0

Movement of water, money or other things into a place

How Strong

torrent
7 4.4
gush
4 4.3
outflow
  • Specialized
13 4.6
flow
232 1.0
stream
261 1.0
to trickle
81 3.4
drip
85 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.