Word Study
incoming
CIDE DICTIONARY
incoming, a.
- Coming in; accruing. [1913 Webster]"A full incoming profit on the product of his labor." [1913 Webster]
- Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant. [1913 Webster]
incoming, n.
- The act of coming in; arrival. [1913 Webster]"The incomings and outgoings of the trains." [1913 Webster]
- Income; gain. [1913 Webster]"Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
incoming, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 coming in (the incoming tide; incoming telephone calls).
2 succeeding another person or persons (the incoming tenant).
3 immigrant.
4 (of profit) accruing.
--n.
1 (usu. in pl.) revenue, income.
2 the act of arriving or entering.
--adj.
1 coming in (the incoming tide; incoming telephone calls).
2 succeeding another person or persons (the incoming tenant).
3 immigrant.
4 (of profit) accruing.
--n.
1 (usu. in pl.) revenue, income.
2 the act of arriving or entering.
THESAURUS
incoming
access, admission, approaching, arriving, coming, entering, entrance, entree, entry, homeward, homeward-bound, import, importation, importing, in, inbound, income, infiltration, inflooding, inflowing, ingoing, ingress, ingression, ingressive, inpouring, input, insertion, insinuation, intake, interpenetration, introduction, introgression, intrusion, intrusive, invasive, inward, inward-bound, irruptive, leakage, new, penetration, percolation, reception, seepageROGET THESAURUS
incoming
Ingress
N ingress, entrance, entry, introgression, influx, intrusion, inroad, incursion, invasion, irruption, ingression, penetration, interpenetration, illapse, import, infiltration, immigration, admission, insinuation, insertion, inlet, way in, mouth, door, barway, path, conduit, immigrant, incoming.For further exploring for "incoming" in Webster Dictionary Online