revenue
playSimple Definition of revenue
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: money that is made by or paid to a business or an organization
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: money that is collected for public use by a government through taxes
Full Definition of revenue
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
Examples of revenue in a sentence
The factory lost revenue because of the strike by the workers.
The firm is looking for another source of revenue.
Government officials have reported a decrease in revenue.
state and federal tax revenues
Origin and Etymology of revenue
Middle English, return, revenue, from Anglo-French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at come
First Known Use: 15th century
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REVENUE Defined for Kids
revenue
playDefinition of revenue for Students
1 : money that is made by or paid to a business or organization <sales revenues>
2 : money collected by a government (as through taxes)
Law Dictionary
revenue
playLegal Definition of revenue
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 national revenue
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