Definition of outflow
: to flow out
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Recent Examples of outflow from the Web
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However, that’s not happening because payroll taxes on employers are only barely keeping up with unemployment insurance outflows now.
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The dam outflows below Wheeler and Wilson dams continue to produce some lunker smallmouths, with a fish over 8 pounds reported last week along with lots in the 4 to 5 pound class.
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While the selloff was broad during the worst of last month’s pullback, outflows among value stocks, or shares of companies that generally generate steady profits when the economy slows down, exacerbated the declines.
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And that doesn't account for the currents and outflowing tides that impeded him.
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This puts the river back to levels seen at the start of May. Current weather forecasts, irrigation demand and remaining reservoir storage capacity allow for managers to hold Lucky Peak’s outflow steady for now.
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First Known Use of outflow
before 12th century
Definition of outflow
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: a flowing out
- the outflow of dollars
2
: something that flows out
- outflow of a sewage treatment plant
Examples of outflow in a Sentence
We joined the outflow of fans from the stadium after the game.
The vents provide improved outflow of air.
Recent Examples of outflow from the Web
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Despite significant capital outflows in 2015, China has more than $3 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, the bulk held in U.S. dollars.
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Brazil raised interest rates sharply to stop an outflow of capital in the late 1990s, ultimately pushing benchmark interest rates to roughly 40 percent.
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Then, the country was reeling from a stockmarket crash, suffering from capital outflows and accumulating debt at an alarming rate.
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The first phase of the repair was finished in November to handle outflows of 100,000 cubic feet per second, the department said.
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The 2010 Census marked the first time that rural communities — home to about 15 percent of the U.S. population — suffered a net outflow of people.
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In 2016, Turkey was among the top five countries globally to experience the highest outflow of millionaires.
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Best action is around oyster bars and at creek outflows--hit the bars on high water, the creeks on falling water.
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Though controversial, the upper St. Johns River – spawned by outflow from Blue Cypress – is to be tapped by Central Florida for drinking water to supply its growing population.
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First Known Use of outflow
1785
outflow Synonyms
OUTFLOW Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of outflow for English Language Learners
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: an outward flow or movement of something
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