influxin‧flux /ˈɪnflʌks/ noun [countable] 
a sudden influx of cashmassive/great/huge etc influx a large influx of tourists in the summer
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The influx of migrants to the city is estimated at 1,000 per week.
- The sudden influx of families needing work and housing caused some problems at first.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a large number of people enter a country, place, city etc
if a lot of people pour in or flood in , they all enter a place at the same time: · Once the region was declared safe, tourists started flooding in again.pour/flood into something: · An estimated 50,000 people poured into London over the weekend for the opening of the Commonwealth Games.
if a lot of people crowd in , they all enter a place, especially a place that is not big enough for so many people: · People kept crowding in, and one woman started to panic.crowd into something: · More than 100 people crowded into the fire station for Thursday night's council meeting.
if a group of people troop in they enter a place, often in a tired or unwilling way: · After the game they all trooped in to eat.troop into something: · Every morning we had to troop into the school hall for roll call.
if people trickle in , they enter a place gradually and not all at the same time: · A few fans had already started to trickle in.trickle into something: · The bell rang, and the students trickled into the class.
the sudden or unexpected arrival of a large number of people: influx of: · The influx of migrants to the city is estimated at 1,000 per week.· The sudden influx of families needing work and housing caused some problems at first.
a large number of people entering a place at the same time: flood of: · The company has employed a number of new staff to cope with the flood of visitors to the site.· A flood of refugees poured over the bridge to escape the fighting.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a large influx of tourists in the summerCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenlyinflux of a large influx of tourists in the summer (=a large number of them)· A new wave of immigrants arrived in the 1950s.
(=the arrival of people in a particular place)· The growth of towns was due to an influx of migrants from the villages.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· In the changed post-war conditions there was a great influx of civil servants into the political parties.· The great influx of workers had led to pockets of serious overcrowding.
· In any case the huge influx of population from the east erased existing population structures.
· Last season the figure was 40, and in 1989-90, the first sign of a large influx, it was 45.· Despite this seemingly unattractive situation, there was a large influx of mining companies prospecting in the country in the late sixties.
· They're useful for bribing diplomats and other types who'd be embarrassed by a sudden influx of cash.· Even their curiosity about the sudden influx into their midst of rather ignorant white and black Northerners was restrained and courteous.· Although loyal the good people of St Albans were somewhat concerned with the sudden influx of 20,000 people.· Do you worry about a sudden influx of gay, married Hawaiians? 10.
a sudden influx of cashmassive/great/huge etc influx a large influx of tourists in the summer