revenue sharing

American  

noun

1. the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.

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revenue sharing Cultural  

1. A transfer of tax revenue from one unit of government, such as the federal government, to other units, such as state governments.

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Other Word Forms

• revenue-sharing
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of revenue sharing

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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revenue sharing

“This comes after Iran and Oman reached an agreement on revenue sharing on Hormuz earlier this week, raising hopes that the waterway would reopen to vessels shipping oil,” ANZ Research analysts say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The cost of doing business in college football also went up exponentially with the advent of revenue sharing, all while the university was going through a financial crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The calculations are an estimate of the total amount earned by the podcaster or through their business, including revenue sharing, platform fees, and other live events.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The new revenue sharing deal agreed with the White House is "in parallel" to that, he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

To achieve this goal, I propose to the Congress tonight that we enact a plan of revenue sharing historic in scope and bold in concept.

From State of the Union Address by Richard M. (Richard Milhous) Nixon