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
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Example Sentences
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 Total revenue—which grew at the slowest rate since its IPO—rose 16%, to $1.3 billion. 
Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The funding for the Sovereign Grant comes from a percentage of the profits of the revenue, which was initially set at 15%, according to the Royal Household. Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 But the explosive growth put more pressure to recruit new students, ease admissions standards and raise revenue, including from government contracts, The Times has reported. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 After the close in Hong Kong, Meituan announced Q2 financial results, which indicated a +1.4% year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase to RMB 50.9 billion from RMB 43.8 billion versus expectations of RMB 48.58B. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 There are a lot of ways to measure size: revenue, number of fish, acreage, etc. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 As Wall Street takes a magnifying glass to Hollywood’s streaming businesses — beyond scale and subscriber growth — one metric is gaining favor: average revenue per user (ARPU). Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022 That’s across the county’s three main lines of credit, general obligation bonds, tax, revenue, bonds, and non-tax. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 But for many businesses, their costs are rising even faster than revenue, which is cutting into their profitability. Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The funding for the Sovereign Grant comes from a percentage of the profits of the revenue, which was initially set at 15%, according to the Royal Household. Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 But the explosive growth put more pressure to recruit new students, ease admissions standards and raise revenue, including from government contracts, The Times has reported. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 After the close in Hong Kong, Meituan announced Q2 financial results, which indicated a +1.4% year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase to RMB 50.9 billion from RMB 43.8 billion versus expectations of RMB 48.58B. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 There are a lot of ways to measure size: revenue, number of fish, acreage, etc. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 As Wall Street takes a magnifying glass to Hollywood’s streaming businesses — beyond scale and subscriber growth — one metric is gaining favor: average revenue per user (ARPU). Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022 That’s across the county’s three main lines of credit, general obligation bonds, tax, revenue, bonds, and non-tax. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 But for many businesses, their costs are rising even faster than revenue, which is cutting into their profitability. Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
revenue
noun
rev·e·nue ˈre-və-ˌnü
-ˌnyü
1
: money that is made by or paid to a business or organization
sales revenues
2
: money collected by a government (as through taxes)
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
revenue
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- income
- profit
- earnings
- proceeds
- return
- yield
- incoming(s)
- gain(s)
- money
- salary
- wages
- windfall
- funds
- resources
- capital
- finances
- exchequer
- coffers
- killing
- pocket
- bankroll
- pocketbook
- take-home pay
- tips
- wherewithal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expenditures
- expenses
- cost
- outlay
- charge
- disbursement
- outgo