What does inflow mean?
Definitions for inflow
ˈɪnˌfloʊin·flow
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Princeton's WordNet
inflow, influxnoun
the process of flowing in
Wiktionary
inflownoun
The act or process of flowing in or into
inflownoun
Anything which flows in or into
The inflow of air
ChatGPT
inflow
Inflow generally refers to the act or process of flowing in or into a particular place, space, or entity. It represents an arrival or entry of large amounts of something, such as money, goods, or people often referred to in the context of finance, economic activity, or resource management. For example, in finance, it may refer to the amount of money entering a company or economy from various sources.
Webster Dictionary
Inflowverb
to flow in
Wikidata
Inflow
In hydrology, the inflow of a body of water is the source of the water in the body of water. It can also refer to the average volume of incoming water in unit time. It is contrasted with outflow. Outflow is the amount of water that leaves the country. Inflow is mostly used when referring to rivers, and the amount of water in units that enters the country. All bodies of water have multiple inflows, but often, one inflow may predominate and be the largest source of water. However, in many cases, no single inflow will predominate and there will be multiple primary inflows. For a lake, the inflow may be a river or stream that literally flows into the lake. Inflow may also be, strictly speaking, not flows, but rather precipitation, like rain. Inflow can also be used to refer to groundwater recharge.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inflow
in′flō, n. the act of flowing in or into, influx.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inflow in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inflow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of inflow in a Sentence
The flip in investor sentiment regarding high-yield funds can be seen in the group's fund-flows results, as they had net outflows of $20.7 billion in Q4 - second worst quarterly net outflow ever - and they have taken in $14.3 billion in net new money in Q1 - the second best quarterly net inflow ever.
Any response to extremist violence must be targeted, proportionate and legal, military campaigns, financial sanctions and attempts to staunch the inflow of weapons ... may be part of the solution. But other actions are needed to stem the root causes that feed into these conflicts.
Chief Executive Yngve Slyngstad:
We are not enthusiastic about investing in European government bonds, this year it may we be that we are using more than the inflow in real estate investment, so as such, yes, we'll be selling other assets... European government bonds.
European Council President Donald Tusk:
It's too easy to get into Europe, it is often said that we must be open to Syrian refugees. But these are only 30 percent of the inflow. Seventy percent are (economic) migrants. Also for this reason we need more effective controls.
The Olympics should be stopped, because we already have failed to stop the flow of new variants from England, and next might be an inflow of Indian variants.
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