incoming English · revision 15094

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɪnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[in]] and [[coming]], after the verb come in.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action of coming in, an arrival: 1382 in the OED, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A place of entrance (1382) and an entrance fee (1554–9) are obsolete senses,^(OED 1989) and money that comes in, revenue, usually in the plural, is from 1596.^(OED 1989) The adjective, coming in as an occupant, is from 1753,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) and was used of game approaching the hunter.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) It was transferred to artillery fire in the First World War, and the warning cry ''Incoming!'' seems to date from the Vietnam War (1968).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1382 – an arrival.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1596 – incomings, revenue.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1753 – incoming (adjective).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1968 – the cry Incoming!^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Coming in; entering: ''incoming flights''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # About to take office; succeeding.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Of interest or dividends, being received; accruing.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of coming in; an arrival.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # In the plural, [[income]] or revenue.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[income]]

+ * [[come]]

+ * [[outgoing]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}