Off-flow

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flow from something (or somewhere) to something (or somewhere) else

    ""What percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit?" http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo050628/text/50628w28.htm"

  2. 2
    A channel or way by which surplus water can be discharged or allowed to flow off

Example

More examples

""What percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit?" http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo050628/text/50628w28.htm"

Etymology

From off- + flow.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.