Influx meaning

ĭn'flŭks'
The definition of an influx is an inflow or the arrival of large amounts of people or things.

When twenty people arrive at your house all at the same time, this is an example of an influx.

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A flowing in.

An influx of foreign capital.

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A mass arrival or incoming.

An influx of visitors to the city; large influxes of refugees.

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The point where a body of water, as a river, joins another body of water.
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A flow inward or into something.

I'll buy a new computer when I get an influx of cash.

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Origin of influx

  • Late Latin īnflūxus from Latin past participle of īnfluere to flow in influence
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Latin īnfluxus (“inflow; influence”), from īnfluō (“flow or run into”).
    From Wiktionary

Influx Sentence Examples

  • The influx of winter visitors adds to the wealth of the city.

  • During the 18th century there was a great influx of English colonists, and in 1714 the first English church was erected.

  • Besides the delta of the Po and the large marshy tracts which it forms, there exist on both sides of it extensive lagoons of salt water, generally separated from the Adriatic by narrow strips of sand or embankments, partly natural and partly artificial, but havin openings which admit the influx and efflux of the sea-water, and serve as ports for communication with the mainland.

  • In consequence of the large influx of tourists every year the North British and Caledonian railway companies give employment to an enormous staff.

  • The agitation against the influx of Chinese commenced industry.

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