internal revenue

noun

1. the revenue of a government from any domestic source, usually considered to be any source other than customs.

internal revenue

noun

1. government income derived from taxes, etc, within the country

Word History and Origins

Origin of internal revenue¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

It's no secret that many Republicans dislike the Internal Revenue Service.

From The Daily Beast

Went straight to work “filing” my tax “return” with the Internal Revenue “Service.”

From The Daily Beast

Internal Revenue has its own crest or coat of arms or something.

From The Daily Beast

They put all their eggs into the Internal Revenue basket and actually charged Lewis under the tax laws.

From The Daily Beast

One woman sits at the center of the developing—and utterly confusing—Internal Revenue Service scandal.

From The Daily Beast

The war tax is five cents a pound added to eight cents paid under the internal revenue act, or thirteen cents altogether.

From Project Gutenberg

Internal revenue and foreign stamps, for stamps from any country except Europe.

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The inspectors of internal revenue who were found to obstruct the accountability of the institution have been discontinued.

From Project Gutenberg

In the last four years we have collected four hundred and sixty-eight million dollars of the internal revenue taxes.

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The entire revenue included three distinct branches: imposts on importations and tonnage, internal revenue, sales of public lands.

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