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

They earn more sponsorship revenue than any of their peers, thanks largely to Ohtani’s unrivaled popularity in the U.S. and Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some X premium users, who pay a monthly fee, can receive a share of advertising revenue gained from posts which receive a lot of engagement.

From BBC

Analysts had forecast revenue of $2.7 billion heading into the earnings print.

From Barron's

The bank posted lower revenue in the fourth quarter, despite achieving “record revenue” of nearly $3.7 billion.

From Barron's

State Street STT 1.17%increase; green up pointing triangle logged lower profit in the fourth quarter, despite achieving what it called record revenue, as expenses jumped.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• credit
• dividend
• earnings
• fund
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• interest
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• proceeds
• receipt
• return
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