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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rev•e•nue /ˈrɛvənˌyu, -əˌnu/USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe income of a government from taxation, used for public expenses: [uncountable]taxing tobacco, another form of revenue.[plural]Revenues were down sharply.
- money regularly coming in;
a source of income: [uncountable]business revenue.[plural]revenues from airline tickets.
See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rev•e•nue (rev′ən yo̅o̅′, -ə no̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses.
- Governmentthe government department charged with the collection of such income.
- Government revenues, the collective items or amounts of income of a person, a state, etc.
- the return or yield from any kind of property, patent, service, etc.; income.
- an amount of money regularly coming in.
- a particular item or source of income.
- Latin revenīre, equivalent. to re- re- + venīre to come
- Middle French, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of revenir to return
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: revenue /ˈrɛvɪˌnjuː/ n - the income accruing from taxation to a government during a specified period of time, usually a year
- a government department responsible for the collection of government revenue
- (as modifier): revenue men
- the gross income from a business enterprise, investment, property, etc
- a particular item of income
- something that yields a regular financial return; source of income
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenīre; see revenant |