revenue

[rev-uhn-yoo, -uh-noo]

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.

revenue

/ 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

revenue

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

Other Word Forms

• revenued adjective
• revenual adjective
• nonrevenue adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of revenue¹

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 ”

Word History and Origins

Origin of revenue¹

C16: from Old French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenīre ; see _revenant

Example Sentences

The animated sequel drew in $156 million in the U.S. and $400 million abroad, more than half of it coming from China, according to Box Office Mojo, a website that tracks revenue.

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Nvidia is coming off a 62% year-over-year revenue increase in the latest quarter, largely stemming from its work on data centers, the backbone of the AI industry and a key focus for investors.

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“December quarter revenue is typically dictated by the strength of corporate travel in October and holiday travel around Thanksgiving and late December,” TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald wrote in a note last month.

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It generated $136 billion in revenue last year, one of its best years ever.

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The operators have countered that the casinos would create well-paying jobs, attract outside spending and boost tax revenue.

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Related Words

• credit 
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• earnings 
• fund 
• gain 
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• proceeds 
• receipt 
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