inflow

CEFRB1

/ˈɪˌnfloʊ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The movement of people, money, or things into a place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Anything which flows in or into.

Examples

  • He forgot to stop the inflow of water.

  • The inflow of air.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Influence from outside.

  2. The act or process of flowing in or into.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To flow in.

More examples

In context

  • 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."

  • 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.

  • the discusing and drying up of the inflowed Humour

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Origin

noun

From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow.