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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

/ ˈɛɪˌː /

noun

  1. the income accruing from taxation to a government during a specified period of time, usually a year

    1. a government department responsible for the collection of government revenue

    2. ( as modifier )

      revenue men

  2. the gross income from a business enterprise, investment, property, etc

  3. a particular item of income

  4. something that yields a regular financial return; source of income

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

revenue

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

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Other Word Forms

  • revenual adjective
  • revenued adjective
  • nonrevenue adjective
  • ˈ𱹱ˌԳܱ adjective
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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 “t return,” from Latin 𱹱ī, equivalent to re- re- + ī “t come
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revenue1

C16: from Old French, from revenir to return, from Latin reī ; see revenant
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Ticket prices were lower in the WTA week, which will not yet be able to raise anything like the revenue of the long-established men's event.

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The European Commission has already proposed a fresh round of penalties aimed at Moscow's energy revenues, banks and military industry.

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Although it’s unclear how much states could lose, the revenue up for grabs is big.

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"We also share information on our website about our tariffs, the reasons for recent increases, how we spend revenue and ways which consumers can save money on their bills."

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Although neither partner would have exclusive rights, the current trend in television is for studios to maximize revenue to help pay for expensive programs, like “South Park,” while maintaining some streaming rights.

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