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incoming

[ in-kuhm-ing ]

adjective

  1. coming in; arriving:

    the incoming tide.

  2. newly arrived or received:

    incoming mail; incoming orders.

  3. succeeding, as an officeholder:

    the incoming mayor.

  4. accruing, as profit.
  5. entering, beginning, etc.:

    all incoming students.

  6. Chiefly British. immigrant.
  7. Scot. ensuing.


noun

  1. the act of coming in; arrival; advent:

    the incoming of spring.

  2. Usually incomings. funds received; revenue.

incoming

/ ˈɪˌʌɪŋ /

adjective

  1. coming in; entering
  2. about to come into office; succeeding
  3. (of interest, dividends, etc) being received; accruing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of coming in; entrance
  2. usually plural income or revenue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incoming1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; in, coming
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"I do have to deal with quite a lot of incoming, what you would have called flak in the olden days, but now they call it trolling," he said.

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It was an attempt to chum the waters, demonstrate Trumpian vulnerability and sabotage the incoming administration before it even took office.

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Sometimes an incoming performer can’t quite tackle it the same way that a previous performer has, and they just find it really hard.

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He said he believed the incoming changes in online safety laws mean online platforms would beef up their age verification processes.

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Less than a month before the hearing, Ms Listrat was elected as the incoming Guild of Students President and she said she was worried she might lose her position.

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