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

Tight supply is driving up prices and sharply boosting revenue and earnings for memory producers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The parent company of Uniqlo "reported significant increases in both revenue and profit in the first quarter" of its fiscal year which runs from September, according to its financial statement.

From Barron's

Jefferies Financial slid 1% even after the investment bank reported higher revenue over the fourth quarter thanks to a robust mergers and acquisitions market.

From Barron's

Quarterly revenue is forecast to have risen 23% to 93 trillion won.

From Barron's

Jefferies Financial slid 1% even after the investment bank reported higher revenue over the fourth quarter thanks to a robust mergers and acquisitions market.

From Barron's

Related Words

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