influx | meaning of influx in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinfluxin‧flux /ˈɪnflʌks/ noun [countable]    LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTENTERthe arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenlyinflux of  a sudden influx of cashmassive/great/huge etc influx  a large influx of tourists in the summerExamples from the Corpusinflux• The sudden influx of families needing work and housing caused some problems at first.• The influx of migrants to the city is estimated at 1,000 per week.influx of• Tourism has brought a huge influx of wealth into the region.From Longman Business Dictionaryinfluxin‧flux /ˈɪnflʌks/ noun [countable usually singular] the arrival of large numbers of people, or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenlythe annual influx of touristsIn Frankfurt, stocks rose on an influx of foreign funds.