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incoming

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in⋅com⋅ing

  [in-kuhm-ing]
Use incoming in a Sentence
–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
8. the act of coming in; arrival; advent: the incoming of spring.
9. Usually, incomings. funds received; revenue.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see in, coming
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in·com·ing   (ĭn'kŭm'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Coming in or about to come in: incoming trains; incoming mail; incoming mortar fire.

  2. About to assume an office or position: the incoming governor.

n.  

  1. The act of coming in; arrival.

  2. Income; revenue. Often used in the plural.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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