Inflow Meaning
/ˈɪˌnfloʊ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or process of flowing in or into.
nounAnything which flows in or into.
Sentence Examples
He forgot to stop the inflow of water.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ of water from the broken pipe flooded the basement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ of new investment has helped the small technology company to grow rapidly.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"According to Farside Investors’ data, spot ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net inflows of roughly $2.4 billion in the past six trading days, well above the $827 million in net inflows into spot BTC ETFs during the same period."
— 2025 July 25, Rakesh Upadhyay, “Price predictions 7/25: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, XLM, SUI”, in Cointelegraph:
"But there is also "top down causality" in which the entire system, as a whole, is affected by the inflow or influence of pattern formation, or "information.""
— 2000, Sandra Marie Schneiders, Finding the Treasure:
"Broadly speaking, there are two cases in which a national culture is subjected to the sudden inflow or influence of a foreign culture: (1) when the former is conquered by the latter and (2) when it conquers the latter."
— 2008, Richard Calichman, Overcoming Modernity:
"Open yourself completely to the inflow and influence of the music and light of God through daily practice of the spiritual exercises, which he gives to you."
— 2010, Gabriel Ezutah, Trail of Immortality:
"the discusing and drying up of the inflowed Humour"
— 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ of water from the broken pipe flooded the basement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ of new investment has helped the small technology company to grow rapidly.