outflow

  • 11outflow — /owt floh /, n. 1. the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river s outflow. 2. something that flows out: to measure the outflow in gallons per minute. 3. any outward movement: the annual outflow of tourists. [1790 1800; OUT +… …

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  • 12outflow — [[t]a͟ʊtfloʊ[/t]] outflows N COUNT: usu N of n When there is an outflow of money or people, a large amount of money or people move from one place to another. There was a net outflow of about ₤650m in short term capital. ...an increasing outflow… …

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  • 13outflow — noun (C, U) 1 the process in which money, goods etc leave a bank, country etc: the outflow of gold from the US Federal Reserve 2 the flow of water or air from something: an outflow of gas escaping from the main duct | the outflow valve …

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  • 14outflow — I. intransitive verb Date: circa 1580 to flow out II. noun Date: circa 1800 1. a flowing out < the outflow of dollars > 2. something that flows out < outflow of a sewage treatment plant > …

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  • 15outflow — out|flow [ aut,flou ] noun count 1. ) a movement of large amounts of money or large numbers of people from one place to another: a cash outflow of $188,000 a massive outflow of refugees 2. ) a flow of water, gas, etc. out of a pipe …

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  • 16outflow — noun Outflow is used after these nouns: ↑capital, ↑cash …

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  • 17outflow — noun the outflow of waste materials is monitored continuously Syn: discharge, outflowing, outpouring, rush, flood, deluge, issue, spurt, jet, cascade, stream, torrent, gush, outburst; flow, flux; technical efflux …

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  • 18outflow — ištekėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. outflow vok. Abfluß, m; Ausfluß, m rus. истечение, n pranc. écoulement, m …

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  • 19outflow — ištekantysis srautas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. outflow; outward flow vok. ausfließender Fluß, m; ausfließender Strom, m rus. вытекающий поток, m pranc. effluence, f …

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  • 20outflow — / aυtfləυ/ noun ♦ outflow of capital from a country capital which is sent out of a country for investment abroad …

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