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outflow

 
Dictionary: out·flow   (out'flō') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. The act or process of flowing out: watched the outflow of the tide.
    1. Something that flows out: an outflow of water from a power plant.
    2. The amount flowing out: a heavy outflow of cash from the country.
intr.v., -flowed, -flow·ing, -flows.

To issue or stream out, in or as if in a flow: Too much money is outflowing from our household.


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Thesaurus: outflow
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noun

    A sudden or rapid flowing outward: efflux, gush, outpour, outpouring, spate. See move/halt.

 
WordNet: outflow
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
  Synonyms: escape, leak, leakage

Meaning #2: the process of flowing out
  Synonyms: effluence, efflux
  Antonym: inflow (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: a natural flow of ground water
  Synonyms: spring, fountain, outpouring, natural spring


 
Translations: Outflow
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udstrømning
v. intr. - at strømme ud

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit-/afvloeiing, uitstroming

Français (French)
n. - sortie (d'argent), fuite (émigrants, idées), écoulement (liquide)
v. intr. - s'écouler de, sortir de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Austritt, Abfluss(menge), Ausreisestrom
v. - ausfließen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκροή

Italiano (Italian)
colata, defluire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fluxo (m), escoamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
утечка, вытекать

Español (Spanish)
n. - salida, corriente, desagüe, flujo
v. intr. - desbordarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utflöde, ström

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
流出, 流出物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 流出, 流出物
v. intr. - 流出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유출, 유출량, 발로
v. intr. - 감정이 유출되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 流出, 流出物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شئ متدفق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זרימה‬
v. intr. - ‮שטף‬


 
 
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