From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Waterinflowin‧flow /ˈɪnfləʊ $ -floʊ/ noun1[countable]MOVE something OR somebody the movement of people, money, goods etc into a placeOPP outflowinflow of
an inflow of funds from abroad2[singular, uncountable]TTW the flow of water into a placeOPP outflowExamples from the Corpusinflow• the inflow of foreigninvestmentsFrom Longman Business Dictionaryinflowin‧flow /ˈɪnfləʊ-floʊ/ noun [countable]COMMERCEFINANCEa steady movement of something such as money or goods into a place, economy, activity etcA stable dollar and a strong economy would encourage an inflow of foreign investment.He hasn’t recently had any big cash inflows into his fund.