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

She said the firm's improvement plan would "generate higher revenues for the taxpayer and boost the entire region’s economy".

From BBC

The team also experienced an economic windfall this season, thanks to the staggering revenue boosts that came with Ohtani’s celebrated arrival and the club’s first full-season World Series title since 1988.

From Los Angeles Times

International markets are an important source of the company’s subscriber and revenue growth.

From Los Angeles Times

L.A. leaders approve employee raises the city can’t afford and then cut staffing and services while hoping for an economic boom to lift tax revenue.

From Los Angeles Times

In terms of the overall amount of revenue that ends up in beneficiaries’ pockets, however, “we would not expect observable changes in objective health outcomes or life expectancy.”

From Salon

Related Words

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