outflow
pronunciation
How to pronounce outflow in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtfləʊ]
How to pronounce outflow in American English:
US [ˈaʊtfloʊ]
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- Noun:
- the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
- the process of flowing out
- a natural flow of ground water
Word Origin
- outflow (n.)
- 1869, from out (adv.) + flow (n.).
Example
- 1. Rather , inefficiencies are explained by the outflow of subsidies .
- 2. It is they that most fear an outflow of undeclared funds .
- 3. The outflow weakens the dollar .
- 4. That could signal a small capital outflow .
- 5. That was a public capital outflow aimed at supporting its trade surpluses .