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[ in -kuhm-ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɪnˌkʌm ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.
newly arrived or received: incoming mail; incoming orders.
succeeding, as an officeholder: the incoming mayor.
accruing, as profit.
entering, beginning, etc.: all incoming students.
Chiefly British . immigrant.
Scot. ensuing.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the act of coming in; arrival; advent: the incoming of spring.
Usually incomings. funds received; revenue.
Origin of incoming Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at in, coming
Words nearby incoming incomer, incomes policy, income statement, income support, income tax, incoming , incommensurable, incommensurate, in commission, incommode, incommodious
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Example sentences from the Web for incoming “The incoming Republican majority in the Senate was built on opposition to executive amnesty,” said Holler.
The Coming GOP Freakout Over Immigration | Patricia Murphy| November 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Hutchinson, the incoming governor, has said he needs time to decide what his position is on the plan.
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At times, the incoming Reagan administration seemed to blame the victims.
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More than 40 percent of incoming freshman said that a campus visit and social activities affected their choice.
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That morning, Israeli Air Force launched Operation Pillar of Defense in response to hundreds of incoming rockets from Gaza.
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I should say almost none of us, for there are always a few electrons present who happen to be in sympathy with the incoming waves.
Autobiography of an Electron | Charles R. (Charles Robert) Gibson
If only no hitch in the Peace interrupts the food-trains and the incoming ships, so that no more children die!
Fields of Victory | Mrs. Humphry Ward
In Philadelphia, Pa., work is also done for incoming strangers, and lodgings provided in case of need.
Aliens or Americans? | Howard B. Grose
And, so far as the incoming traveller is concerned, Chicago does not put her best foot forward.
A Modern Chronicle, Complete | Winston Churchill
At the last reach she stood still a moment and looked at the clustered cottages and the boats swaying softly on the incoming tide.
A Singer from the Sea | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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British Dictionary definitions for incoming adjective coming in; entering
about to come into office; succeeding
(of interest, dividends, etc) being received; accruing
noun the act of coming in; entrance
(usually plural) income or revenue
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Words related to incoming approaching, elected, coming, entering, future, elect, coming in, designate, new, next, to-be