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FLOH/fləʊ/

Flow is a steady movement of liquid, traffic, money, or ideas (often uncountable): cash flow; the flow of traffic; the argument does not flow. Stream is more poetic for water. Cash flow closed the sports hall. As a verb: traffic flows. Do not use flow for a single drip.

Meaning

A steady movement of liquid, traffic, money, or ideas.

Examples

• “Cash flow, not profit, closed the academy’s sports hall project.”
• “Make the paragraphs flow, which is the writing-advice sense.”

Good to know

cash flow; a flow of + noun; flow of traffic. Verb: flow. Uncountable in many uses. Business, geography, and essay structure.

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