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

• revenual adjective
• revenued 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 company has told investors to expect revenue at its cloud infrastructure segment to reach $144 billion by the end of fiscal 2030, implying a 68% compound annual growth rate over four years.

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It now expects to report a profit of at least €8.80 a share, on revenue of €7.1 billion.

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Analysts at the firm forecast 2% total revenue growth in the September-ended quarter, largely in line with consensus and the firm’s previous estimates.

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As it stands, Oracle’s backlog has ballooned, and the company has projected strong revenue growth, but investors increasingly want information on how these deals will affect profitability.

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It says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reduced revenue flowing into the Social Security trust fund.

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Related Words

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