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

Kelly noted that Western Digital now derives nearly 90% of its revenue from cloud customers, thanks to AI demand.

From MarketWatch

But AI has begun to look frothy to some, with investment, much of it debt-financed, running ahead of revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

If relentless investor net redemptions force some funds to shrink or sell loans at fire-sale prices, that could drive up borrowing costs across the market and slow new activity, hitting banks’ revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

RH said it was hurt by tariffs and bad weather, and that it expects its revenue to decline in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Citi raised its 2026-2027 revenue estimates by 3%-4%, citing a higher average selling price driven by a greater share of exports.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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