Definition of outflow
intransitive verb
:to flow out
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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
1
: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.
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This new study raises the possibility that outflow from the pipes might have contaminated the harbor water with lead, as well, potentially poisoning fish and other sea life.
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The Honest Accounts report estimates that illicit capital outflows from sub-Saharan Africa alone totaled $67.6 billion in a single recent year and that the continent is a net creditor to the world to the tune of $41.3 billion per year.
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The mergers are part of a larger plan as the company addresses an outflow of investors’ money from accounts and fundamental changes in how the investment management world works.
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The index, which was one of the world's best performing in 2016, recorded major outflows during the two-month investigation into Sharif.
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At one point, private banks and money managers pulled $10 billion in a single day, according to a person with knowledge of the outflow.
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The Grandwood Park Park District has been struggling for some time with issues at the dam on the east end of the lake at the outflow to Mill Creek.
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China wants to cut outflows of capital that are heaping pressure on the yuan.
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Money may not buy happiness, but its outflow can breed enough unhappiness to stress an economy.
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First Known Use of outflow
1785
outflow Synonyms
Synonyms
exodus, gush, outpour, outpouringAntonyms
flux, inflow, influx, inrushRelated Words
drain, flow; ebb, reflow, reflux; rush, stampede; diaspora, emigration, flight; discharge, effluence, emanation, emissionNear Antonyms
deluge, flood, inundation, overflow, spate, torrent; river, stream, tideOUTFLOW Defined for English Language Learners
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