- Outflow
- Outflow Out"flow`, n. A flowing out; efflux. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Outflow
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outflow — out‧flow [ˈaʊtfləʊ ǁ floʊ] noun [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING ECONOMICS money which is being taken out of a company, country etc: • The insurance company paid over $1.33 billion to policyholders, creating a vast cash outflow. • The… … Financial and business terms
Outflow — (contrasted with inflow) may refer to: Capital outflow an economic term describing capital flowing out of (or leaving) a particular economy. Bipolar outflow in astronomy represents two continuous flows of gas from the poles of a star. Discharge… … Wikipedia
Outflow — Out*flow , v. i. To flow out. Campbell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outflow — I noun abatement, current, defluxion, discharge, disemboguement, drain, drainage, ebb, effluence, efflux, effusion, egression, emanation, emergence, emersion, emigration, eruption, escape, evacuation, exodus, expenditure, expense, export,… … Law dictionary
outflow — [n] efflux discharge, drainage, effluence, effluent, effluvium, effusion, emergence, gush, gushing outpouring, rush, spout, stream, streaming; concepts 179,748 … New thesaurus
outflow — ► NOUN 1) the action of flowing or moving out. 2) something, such as water or money, that flows or moves out … English terms dictionary
outflow — [out′flō΄] n. 1. the act of flowing out 2. a) that which flows out b) the amount flowing out … English World dictionary
outflow — out|flow [ˈautfləu US flou] n 1.) when money, goods etc leave a bank, country etc outflow of ▪ the outflow of capital from the developed countries 2.) the flow of water or air from something outflow of ▪ an outflow of gas escaping from the main… … Dictionary of contemporary English
outflow — UK [ˈaʊtˌfləʊ] / US [ˈaʊtˌfloʊ] noun [countable] Word forms outflow : singular outflow plural outflows 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… … English dictionary
outflow — /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 +… … Universalium
