funnel en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfʊnəl/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈfʌnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
From Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle French fonel, Old Occitan fonilh, enfounilh), from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founilh (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.
Meanings
- A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively) Ellipsis of purchase funnel (“the process of customer acquisition conceptualized as a series of stages, from initial awareness (top) to sale or conversion (bottom)”).
alt of purchase funnel
Then there's the funnel. Marketing usually spends most of their time at the top of the funnel with a quantity strategy. On the other hand, Sales spends their time trying to convert, accelerate, or close accounts that are in the middle or bottom of the funnel.
2019, Chris Golec, Peter Isaacson, Jessica Fewless, Account-Based Marketing: How to Target and Engage the Companies That Will Grow Your Revenue, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 41:top of (the) funnel marketing
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of funnel cloud.
alt of funnel cloud
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| funnels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Büchner funnel · funnel weaver · funnel chart · Emlen funnel · thistle funnel · funnelshaped · funnel mark · funnel box · separatory funnel · Sydney funnel-web spider · funnelwise · pie funnel · funnel-web spider · funnel trap · weighing funnel · funnel-shaped · funnel plot · funnel-web · cytofunnel · filter funnel · funnel account · funnelform · funnel stay · funnelless · Hirsch funnel · metafunnel · funnel web · funnel chest · funnel cake · dung funnel · funnellike · separating funnel · purchase funnel · funnel chanterelle · funnel cloud
Descendants
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Translations (132)
tr huni (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · uz voronka (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · yi לייקע (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · gl funil (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · egl luddra (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · gv tunneyder (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · tl embudo (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sq hinkë (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh ли̏јак (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · oc embut (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · tl brukal (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · es infundíbulo (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · vi phễu (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · cmn 漏斗 (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · nn trakt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ckb ڕەحەتی (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · my ကတော့ (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fa ترجهاله (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · mn юүлүүр (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · cy twndish (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · cs trychtýř (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · so masaf (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ba буранка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · tg қиф (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · qu jumina (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · lo ດ່ຽວຈັບ (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · cs nálevka (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · hu tölcsér (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · eu inbutu (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh levak (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · mn ᠶᠡᠭᠦᠯᠡᠭᠦᠷ (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · uk лі́йка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · km កន្ទោងត្រង (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ky воронка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · eu onil (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ka ძაბრი (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · oc enfonilh (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sl lȋj (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fa بتو (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · az ağızlıq (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · az qıf (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ja ファンネル (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh левак (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sl lijak (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · la infundibulum (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fr entonnoir (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · nl trechter (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fi tratti (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ko 깔때기 (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · mi kōrere wai (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · kk құйғыш (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · gl embude (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · gd pìob-tharraing (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · eo funelo (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · mk и́нка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh лијевак (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ro pâlnie (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · bg фуни́я (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · uz moʻri (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · it funnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · cy twmffat (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · egl dvinêl (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ast embudu (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · la fundibulum (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ca embut (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sk lievik (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ko 루두 (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh lijevak (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · et lehter (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sv tratt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · nb trakt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fi suppilo (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · gl alfunín (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ar قِمْع (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · is trekt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · scn mmutu (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · de Trichter (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ms corong (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · alt воронка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · el χωνί (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · es fonil (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · vec inpiria (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ga tonnadóir (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fa قیف (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · th กรวย (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · es embudo (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · bho कीप (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh lȉjak (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · it imbuto (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · arz قمع (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · el χοάνη (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · pl lijek (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · pt funil (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · zlw-opl lej (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fur plere (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ota قمع (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · id corong (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · kmr mastêrk (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · egl lōdra (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · hi कीप (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · be ле́йка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fa خوهن (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · mi kōrere (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ru воро́нка (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ota خونی (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · km ជីវឡាវ (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · egl lùder (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ba борғаҡ (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · da tragt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · pl lejek (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · grc χωνεῖον (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · te గరాటు (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ko 누두 (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh љевак (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · gd fuineall (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · zlw-opl lij (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · nn trekt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · egl ludrèt (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · uz moʻrikon (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ky куйгуч (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh ljevak (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · grc χοάνη (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh ли̏ј (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · egl buvanèl (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · vi quặn (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · orv лии (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · tg даҳана (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · hy ձագար (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · ja 漏斗 (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · af tregter (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · sh lȉj (utensil used to guide poured liquids) · fa تکاه (utensil used to guide poured liquids)