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rev·e·nue
\ˈrevəˌn(y)ü\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from feminine of revenu, past participle of revenir to come back, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at come
1.
a. obsolete : the return from landed property or other source of income — used with of
b. : the income that comes back from an investment (as in real or personal property) : the annual or periodical rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of real or personal property; often : investment income as distinguished from salary, wages, or donations
c. : the annual or periodical yield of taxes, excises, customs, duties, and other sources of income that a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use : public income of whatever kind
2. : an item of income : the total income produced by a given source
< a property expected to yield an annual revenue of 10,000 dollars >
3.
a. : a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue
b. : revenue stamp |