out·flow
ˈau̇t-ˌflō 
1
: a flowing out
the outflow of dollars
2
: something that flows out
outflow of a sewage treatment plant
Examples of outflow in a Sentence
Noun
We joined the outflow of fans from the stadium after the game.
The vents provide improved outflow of air.
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Tom Keatinge, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2014
Net outflows from funds with government and corporate debt totaled nearly $11 billion in the second quarter, the FT found using EPFR data, a stark contrast from average net inflows of roughly $20 billion over the past 12 quarters.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Ether ETFs saw more than $5 billion in inflows in July alone (with just a single day of outflows of $1.8 million on July 2), bringing it's total cumulative inflows to $9.64 to date.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Already, the country’s Ministry of Economic Development forecasts that capital outflows in the first quarter of 2014 will to be close to $70 billion, which is more than the entire year’s total in 2013.
—Tom Keatinge, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2014
Net outflows from funds with government and corporate debt totaled nearly $11 billion in the second quarter, the FT found using EPFR data, a stark contrast from average net inflows of roughly $20 billion over the past 12 quarters.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Noun
Southbound Stock Connect saw very large sells in the Hong Kong Tracker and Hang Seng China Enterprise ETFs, with $2.30 billion worth of outflow today, though Alibaba had a strong day of net buying.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Ether ETFs saw more than $5 billion in inflows in July alone (with just a single day of outflows of $1.8 million on July 2), bringing it's total cumulative inflows to $9.64 to date.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outflow. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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