incoming
incoming Lexical Profile
incoming Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Arriving at or being received in a place, such as mail, messages, telephone calls, or vehicles.
"The receptionist carefully logged all incoming calls and directed them to the appropriate departments."
About to take over an official position, role, or membership in an organization, or recently elected or appointed to one.
"The current dean spent the week briefing the incoming administration on budget priorities."
• noun
The act of arriving or coming in, such as the rising of the tide or the start of a new season.
"Walkers along the shore kept a close watch on the rapid incoming of the evening tide."
Money that is earned or received regularly by a person or business (usually used in the plural).
"To create a sustainable household budget, you must compare your monthly incomings with your fixed expenses."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Recorded in Old English as incyme ('entrance, arrival'), the modern form developed in Middle English from the verbal phrase 'come in' combined with the suffix -ing.