revenue

noun

rev·​e·​nue ˈre-və-ˌnü 

-ˌnyü

often attributive

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 (such as taxes) that a political unit (such 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

Synonyms

• earnings
• gain(s)
• income
• incoming(s)
• proceeds
• profit
• return
• yield

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Apple similarly raised eyebrows with its slowing revenue and lower iPhone sales, despite beating both top and bottom-line expectations for 2023. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023

Legally, the College Board does not have to state its total government revenue on its tax forms. —Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023

With less than a third of its usual tourism revenue, GDP fell by more than 10 percent, according to a U.N. Development Program report. —Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023

Twist expects 19% to 20% revenue growth for its next-generation sequencing business and a smaller 8% uptick in its Biopharma Solutions segment. —WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023

In 2019 taxes on mining companies accounted for 46 percent of government revenue. —Nicolas Niarchos, The New York Review of Books, 16 Nov. 2023

This was primarily driven by the strong revenue growth of offline entertainment businesses of Damai and Alibaba Pictures. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023

In March, Epic started to reserve 40% of that revenue to distribute based on the engagement created by eligible publishers’ work. —Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023

Even tickets to watch the movie of Swift’s concert—instead of the real deal—has helped AMC notch its highest-ever single-day ticket revenue in its 103-year history. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 16 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing revenue

• revenue bond
• revenue stamp
• revenue cutter
• revenue tariff

• revenue bond
• revenue stamp
• revenue cutter
• revenue tariff

Kids Definition

revenue

noun

rev·​e·​nue ˈrev-ə-ˌn(y)ü 

1

: the income produced by a given source

2

: the income that a government collects for public use

Legal Definition

revenue

noun

rev·​e·​nue ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü 

often attributive

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