Main Entry:

rev·e·nue

Pronunciation:

\ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English, return, revenue, from Anglo-French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at come

Date:

15th century

1 : the total income produced by a given source <a property expected to yield a large annual revenue> 2 : the gross income returned by an investment 3 : the yield of sources of income (as taxes) that a political unit (as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use 4 : a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue