ingoing
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
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(often plural) English law the sum paid by a new tenant for fixtures left behind by the outgoing tenant
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another word for ingo
Etymology
Origin of ingoing
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at in- 1, going
Example Sentences
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That’s been a problem for a few folks whose phones have been stolen — the new “owners” get access to the original owner’s ingoing and outgoing messages.
From Forbes • Feb. 6, 2012
Jewell spoke the words of the burial service, then Martin was gently pushed into the water and was picked up by the ingoing tide.
From Time Magazine Archive
As explained in the body of the work, execution depends on at least two factors, sensations, or ingoing messages, and movements determined by these.
From Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Mills, Wesley
A curve representing the temperature difference between the ingoing and outgoing water is directly drawn on the coordinate paper.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
Formerly the temperature control was made a varying one, by providing for either cooling or heating the ingoing air as the situation called for.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
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