: a flowing in
the inflow of air
an inflow of funds
Examples of inflow in a Sentence
The campaign has seen a massive inflow of funds in recent months.
The vents provide improved inflow of air.
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This shift risks depriving U.S. stocks of the inflows that sustained their post-Covid ascent.
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Gold is often seen as a defensive investment, and the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) has raked in more than $5 billion of inflows so far this year, according to FactSet.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Stemming the inflow of students Restricting foreign graduate students’ path to U.S. employment, as some prominent Trump supporters have called for, could significantly reduce the number of international graduate students in U.S. universities.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
Indeed, storm clouds are gathering on the horizon: Money supply (M3) growth remains excessive at 123 percent per year, and capital controls continue to limit dollar inflows.
—Guy Petcho, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Gold is often seen as a defensive investment, and the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) has raked in more than $5 billion of inflows so far this year, according to FactSet.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Stemming the inflow of students Restricting foreign graduate students’ path to U.S. employment, as some prominent Trump supporters have called for, could significantly reduce the number of international graduate students in U.S. universities.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
Indeed, storm clouds are gathering on the horizon: Money supply (M3) growth remains excessive at 123 percent per year, and capital controls continue to limit dollar inflows.
—Guy Petcho, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Inflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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inflow
noun
in·flow
ˈin-ˌflō 
1
: the act of flowing in
2
: something that flows in
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