revenue

noun

ˈre-və-ˌnü How to pronounce revenue (audio)
Definition of revenuenext
as in income
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property the struggling business didn't create much revenue during its first year of operation

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Recent Examples of revenue In addition to the immediate danger of fire and the loss of key summer revenue, northern Minnesotans (and much of the country) is facing unhealthy to hazardous air quality conditions. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 Overall, the Steel River Energy Center initiative is expected to create over 700 construction jobs per phase and $300 million in local tax revenue. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026 Advanced technologies — 7-nanometer and under — accounted for 77% of total wafer revenue, the company said. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Those shows produce more ads and more revenue, and more people are signing up to watch those shows in particular. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for revenue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenue
  1. income
  2. profit
  3. return
  4. yield
Noun
  • Groups like EdTrust-West and The Campaign for College Opportunity, which champion equity and access to higher education, pushed back and said standardized tests in UC admissions were biased against low-income and minority students.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Higher-income households are now accounting for a larger share of total departures from the state.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of income
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  • The International Air Transport Association last month warned that global airlines could see their profits halved this year due to rising jet fuel costs, which are expected to be about 70% higher year-on-year.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of profit
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  • From 2017 to 2025, Tokyo and Osaka family courts issued return orders in 70% of cases at the first instance and 63% on appeal – both above the international average of 59% – a spokesperson said.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The German has put 59 percent of his first-serve returns in, average for the tournament.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of return
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  • Favorable rainfall trends across major producing nations, including Spain, have paved the way for a solid global yield for the upcoming harvest, Valdés said, consolidating a more robust and balanced global supply.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Across Wall Street, one of the first orders of an analyst’s day is to check the performance of longer-term Treasuries and the yields on them, which indicate investors’ perceptions of risk.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of yield

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