フローfuroo

1. nounflow
2. noun, economicsflow (period of time economic quantity)

• Synonym流れながれNeutralThe most versatile word, covering flows, trends and processes; 「フロー」 is mostly for business processes and cash flows.
• Synonym流動りゅうどうWrittenWritten/formal word for constant movement or change, as in 「流動資産」; 「フロー」 leans toward processes.
• Related流通りゅうつうWrittenWritten/formal word for circulation of goods or air; 「フロー」 centers on processes and economic flows.
• RelatedストリームNeutralLoanword for a stream of liquid, gas or data, as in 「ストリーミング」; 「フロー」 leans toward business processes or economic flows.
• AntonymストックNeutralLoanword for economic stock, the amount held at a point in time; the counterpart of 「フロー」, a quantity flowing over a period.

Use 「フロー」 for business processes or economic flows over a period, as in 「業務フロー」 and 「キャッシュフロー」. For general flows or trends pick 「流れ」; for data or liquid streams 「ストリーム」; for circulation of goods 「流通」; for stock vs flow contrast, 「ストック」.

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1. 流ながれ。
2. 一定期間いっていきかんに動うごく財ざいの量りょう。