influx

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɪnˌflʌks/

Definition of influx

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
    “I'll buy a new computer when I get an influx of cash.”
    “the general influx of Greek into modern languages”
    “But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.”
    “By the 1880s, the pretty harbour village of Lynmouth was enjoying an influx of holidaymakers brought by paddle steamers from the likes of Bristol and Swansea.”
    “Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
    “I'll buy a new computer when I get an influx of cash.”
    “the general influx of Greek into modern languages”
    “But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.”
    “By the 1880s, the pretty harbour village of Lynmouth was enjoying an influx of holidaymakers brought by paddle steamers from the likes of Bristol and Swansea.”
    “Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)That which flows or comes in.
    “The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers.”
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)influence; power.
    “A continued influx of the Divine Goodness”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Latin īnflūxus (“inflow; influence”), from īnfluō (“flow or run into”).

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