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incoming

noun

Definition of incomingnext
1
as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone

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2
as in revenue
usually incomings plural an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and Web site advertising

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Recent Examples of incoming That headroom is not vast, which is why any January incomings likely require offsetting by movement outwards. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Real Madrid Signings Perez has sanctioned close to half a billion euros (€500 million/$575 million) in incomings. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incoming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoming
  1. arrival
  2. revenue
  3. advent
  4. profit
  5. appearance
  6. income
  7. coming
Noun
  • Trump’s comments upon Xi’s arrival at the White House only emphasized general collaboration.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Flash forward a little more than a decade, and a second whopper of a hurdle came with the arrival of a pandemic that shut the world down.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrival
Noun
  • The companies open new revenue streams, because solving new problems creates new markets.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In past crises, these mediators had little of their own physical infrastructure or revenue on the line.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of revenue
Noun
  • The countdown calendars include a classic chocolate option, a box full of beauty gifts and a 12-day advent calendar loaded with looks for your lips.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Ostrich Army spoke of the impending incursion as the advent of jackboot autocracy, but plans to resist it seemed more equivocal.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of advent
Noun
  • Caesars Sportsbook is offering us a chance to enjoy the Friday slate with promo code FOXNEWSDYW which allows new users to bet $1 and earn 10 double-your-winnings profit boosts.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Separate Profit From Available Cash Monitor accounting profit alongside cash on hand, accounts receivable, upcoming expenses and other short-term obligations.
    — Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of profit
Noun
  • The show seems to hope that the thrill of fan service will do the heavy lifting, shoving one seemingly meaningful cameo appearance after another in front of the camera.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Pylon features a number of all-star guests, with Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and Deftones‘ Chino Moreno all making appearances as vocalists.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of appearance
Noun
  • The same Fed research finds that lower-income households and adults 55 and older lean on cash more than any other group, and rural shoppers use it more than their urban and suburban counterparts.
    — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But middle-income renters — defined by the research group as adults making between $31,300 and $62,600 for a single-person household or between $53,300 and $106,600 for a family of three — experienced the sharpest increase in financial hardship.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of income
Noun
  • Here, touchstone coming-of-age experiences get an absurdist touch that manages to give them their own strange authenticity.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Naturally, the fanbase treated his activation like the second coming of Babe Ruth.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of coming

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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoming. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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