revenue

American  

[rev-uhn-yoo, -uh-noo] / ˈrɛv ənˌyu, -əˌnu /

noun

1. the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses.

2. the government department charged with the collection of such income.

3. revenues, the collective items or amounts of income of a person, a state, etc.

4. the return or yield from any kind of property, patent, service, etc.; income.

5. an amount of money regularly coming in.

6. a particular item or source of income.

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revenue British  

/ ˈrɛvɪˌnjuː /

noun

1. the income accruing from taxation to a government during a specified period of time, usually a year

2. 1. a government department responsible for the collection of government revenue

   2. ( as modifier )

      revenue men

3. the gross income from a business enterprise, investment, property, etc

4. a particular item of income

5. something that yields a regular financial return; source of income

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revenue Cultural  

1. The income of local, state, or national governments.

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Other Word Forms

• nonrevenue adjective
• revenual adjective
• revenued adjective

Etymology

Origin of revenue

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of revenir “to return,” from Latin revenīre, equivalent to re- re- + venīre “to come ”

Example Sentences

The fear is that the Middle East’s tourism industry will see weaker revenue growth even after the war ends.

From Barron's

A buoyant stock market and strong capital gains have turbocharged tax revenue in most states, especially those with progressive tax systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mike Hopkins, head of Amazon MGM, said the studio decided to invest in its own theatrically released films both to benefit from box-office revenue and because he wants them for Prime Video.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is then weighed against the cost of a potential disaster—including compensation for families and reputational damage—and the lost revenue from canceling, Brito said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A grand world tour follows: 34 stops and 88 shows, which is expected to rake in billions of dollars in revenue.

From BBC

Related Words

• credit
• dividend
• earnings
• fund
• gain
• interest
• pay
• proceeds
• receipt
• return
• salary
• stock
• wealth
• yield