revenue
Americannoun
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the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses.
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the government department charged with the collection of such income.
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revenues, the collective items or amounts of income of a person, a state, etc.
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the return or yield from any kind of property, patent, service, etc.; income.
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an amount of money regularly coming in.
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a particular item or source of income.
noun
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the income accruing from taxation to a government during a specified period of time, usually a year
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a government department responsible for the collection of government revenue
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( as modifier )
revenue men
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the gross income from a business enterprise, investment, property, etc
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a particular item of income
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something that yields a regular financial return; source of income
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
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That anchoring did more than generate tax revenue.
Dell gave earnings and revenue guidance for the year that handily beat analyst expectations.
From Barron's
The maker of test equipment for electronics posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal first quarter and lifted its fiscal-year guidance.
From Barron's
The maker of test equipment for electronics posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal first quarter and lifted its fiscal-year guidance.
From Barron's
The company's most recent valuation came earlier this month and put the company's worth at $380 billion, based on its current revenue and future expected earnings.
From BBC
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