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outflow

out·flow
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out-floh]
    • /ˈaʊtˌfloʊ/
    • /ˈaʊt.fləʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out-floh]
    • /ˈaʊtˌfloʊ/

Definitions of outflow word

  • noun outflow the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river's outflow. 1
  • noun outflow something that flows out: to measure the outflow in gallons per minute. 1
  • noun outflow any outward movement: the annual outflow of tourists. 1
  • noun outflow A large amount of money, liquid, or people that moves or is transferred out of a place. 1
  • noun outflow liquid: issue, escape 1
  • noun outflow liquid: flowing out 1
See all 15 definitions of outflow

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Origin of outflow

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; out- + flow

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Outflow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Outflow

outflow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for outflow

noun outflow

  • discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • drainage — the act or process of draining.
  • seepage — the act or process of seeping; leakage.
  • leakage — an act of leaking; leak.
  • depletion — a depleting or being depleted

verb outflow

  • phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
  • hemorrhage — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
  • haemorrhage — (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body.
All 26 Synonyms of outflow

Antonyms for outflow

noun outflow

  • influx — act of flowing in.
  • income — the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
All 2 Antonyms of outflow

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Related words

  • drain

    to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.

  • effluence

    the action or process of flowing out; efflux.

  • gush

    to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.

  • hydronephrosis

    dilation of the branches and pelvic cavity of the kidney, caused by an accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of normal outflow.

  • outflux

    the act of flowing out; outflow (opposed to influx).

  • outpouring

    outpouring.
All related words to outflow

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