influx

plural influxes

1. countableuncountableA flow inward or into something; a coming in.

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

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   the general influx of Greek into modern languages

   1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

   But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.

   2018 January 12, Kara Fox, “Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2022

   By the 1880s, the pretty harbour village of Lynmouth was enjoying an influx of holidaymakers brought by paddle steamers from the likes of Bristol and Swansea.

   2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 53

   Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals.

   2025 January 20, “REALIGNING THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”, in whitehouse.gov, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025

   Synonyms: inflood, inflow, infusion, intromission, introduction, importation

2. countableuncountableThat which flows or comes in.

   The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers.

   1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC

3. countableobsoleteuncountableinfluence; power.

   A continued influx of the Divine Goodness

   1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature