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

• revenued adjective
• revenual 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

Competitors and publishers faced higher costs and reduced revenues as a result, it said, claiming these may have been passed to consumers in the form of more expensive services.

From BBC

AlHusseini allegedly falsified records to inflate his assets to obtain the loans, and Sanberg concealed from investigators that he was the source for revenue that was recognized by the company.

From Los Angeles Times

Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of its revenue from the sale of a certain chips to China.

From Los Angeles Times

Tax revenue collected for homeless services is expected to fall again next year, all the while the cost of providing those services increases.

From Los Angeles Times

“The priority is oil produced, and that means revenue for the state. Oil and gas is a priority, so who cares about the flaring?”

From Salon

Related Words

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