internal revenue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of internal revenue
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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This chatter coincided roughly with articles appearing in the press reporting that OpenAI was struggling to hit internal revenue and user growth targets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
The bleeding continued after Anthropic’s coding tool Claude Code took off among software developers, and OpenAI missed some internal revenue targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Meta’s spending plan, as well as higher capex forecasts from both Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet, should soothe worries sparked earlier this week by a report OpenAI had missed internal revenue targets.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Dock’s 1894 certificate, signed by a collector of internal revenue in Portland, Ore., lists his occupation as a cook, and his complexion as “dark.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
War taxes, customs duties, and internal revenue collections have brought in nearly $1,500,000,000.
From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various
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