inbound

adjective

in·​bound ˈin-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce inbound (audio)
: inward bound
inbound traffic

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Despite the upward trend, China’s inbound tourism revenue still has a long way to go to even recover pre-pandemic levels. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025 The suspension is expected to impact millions of packages, with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the USPS estimating that in 2021 there were over 3 billion inbound packages. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 The newest Rapid, officially announced as a record-breaking inbound transfer on Thursday, had an introductory news conference in Denver alongside club president Pádraig Smith and coach Chris Armas. Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025 Tools like intelligent email assistants can help teams to automatically triage high volumes of inbound messages, draft context-aware responses and close the loop on payment confirmations or disputes faster than ever. Ahsan Shah, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inbound

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inbound was in 1894

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“Inbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbound. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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inbound

adjective
in·​bound ˈin-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce inbound (audio)
: inward bound
inbound traffic
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