inbound

ˈɪnbaʊnd

Definition

Definition of inbound - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

arrivalarriving from another place

The inbound flight is delayed due to weather.

arriving

incoming

directional movementtraveling towards a center or point of reference

The inbound train arrives at 5 PM..

arriving

incoming

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Expressions with inbound

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inbound call center

call center that receives incoming calls

The company set up an inbound call center to handle customer service inquiries.

inbound call

phone call received by a person company or service center

The support team answered the inbound call within three rings.

Origin of inbound

Old English, in (in) + bunden (bound)

Terms with inbound included in their meaning

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telesales

inbound calls

selling by receiving customer calls

INBD

abbr.

abr: inbound

moving toward a place or center

Examples of inbound in a sentence

Inbound shipments are expected by noon.
The inbound flight was delayed.
Inbound traffic is heavy this morning.

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French:entrant, en approche, ...
German:eingehend, ...
Italian:in arrivo, in entrata, ...
Spanish:entrante, de llegada, ...
Portuguese:de chegada, ...
Chinese:到达的, 入境的, ...
Japanese:到着する, 到着, ...
Arabic:قادِم, ...
Hebrew:נִכְנָס, בַּדֶּרֶךְ פְּנִימָה, ...
Russian:входящий, ...
Ukrainian:вхідний, ...
Hindi:आने वाला, अभिमुख, ...
Bengali:আগমনরত, অভিমুখী, ...
Catalan:d'arribada, d'entrada, ...
Czech:příchozí, příjezdový, ...
Danish:indgående, indadgående, ...
Dutch:binnenkomend, ...
Greek:εισερχόμενος, προσερχόμενος, ...
Hungarian:bejövő, befelé tartó, ...
Khmer:ចូលមកដល់, ចូលមក, ...
Korean:도착하는, ...
Persian:ورودی, داخل‌شونده, ...
Polish:przylotowy, przyjeżdżający, ...
Portuguese (BR):de chegada, ...
Romanian:de sosire, de intrare, ...
Swedish:inkommande, inresande, ...
Thai:ขาเข้า, มุ่งหน้าเข้า, ...
Turkish:gelen, ...
Vietnamese:đến, hướng vào, ...

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