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Definition of influx noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

influx

noun
 
/ˈɪnflʌks/
 
/ˈɪnflʌks/
[usually singular]
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  1. the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
    • a massive/sudden influx of visitors
    • influx (of somebody/something) into… the influx of wealth into the region
    Extra Examples
    • Many cities saw a large influx of migrant workers.
    • Hospitals are reeling under the influx of inflected patients.
    • The hotel has received a large influx of guests.
    • They didn't know how they were going to cope with the sudden influx of casualties.
    • a massive influx of foreign tourists into London
    • the daily influx of sightseers to the city
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • huge
    • large
    verb + influx
    • experience
    • have
    • receive
    preposition
    • influx of
    • influx into
    • influx to
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    Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an inflow of liquid, gas, or light): from late Latin influxus, from influere ‘flow in’, from in- ‘into’ + fluere ‘to flow’.
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