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.

Derived Forms

• ˈreveˌnued, adjective

Other Words From

• rev·e·nu·al [rev, -, uh, n-yoo-, uh, l, -, uh, -noo-, ri-, ven, -yoo-], adjective
• reve·nued adjective
• non·reve·nue adjective noun

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 conference switch is expected to bring in tens of millions of dollars in additional revenue annually to a debt-ridden athletic department while also preventing the Bruins from having to consider eliminating any Olympic sports.

From Los Angeles Times

But success in the two major revenue sports — football and men’s basketball — has been mixed.

From Los Angeles Times

Recently, the school announced the hiring of Daniel Cruz as deputy athletics director and chief revenue officer after his previous stints with Disney and Marvel Entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times

The Johnson Amendment — named after sponsor Lyndon B. Johnson, who was a Democratic senator from Texas at the time — states that all nonprofit organizations are “absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for elective public office,” according to the Internal Revenue Service.

From Los Angeles Times

Major tech companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Apple reported strong third-quarter earnings, with revenue exceeding expectations across the board.

From Salon

Related Words

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