revenue (ˈrɛvɪˌnjuː
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
Alternative Forms
ˈreveˌnued adjectiveWord Origin
C16: from Old French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenīre; see revenantTranslations
- British English:
revenue
Revenue is money that a company, organization, or government receives from people....record advertising revenue.ˈrɛvɪˌnjuː NOUN ...record advertising revenue.
- Spanish:
ingresos
npl
- French:
revenu
nm
- German: Staatseinnahmen npl
- Chinese: 收入 n
- Arabic: إِيْراد n
- Portuguese: receita nf
- Russian: доход nm
- Croatian: prihod nm
- Czech: příjem nm
- Danish: indtægt nutr
- Dutch: inkomen nnt
- Finnish: verotulot npl
- Greek: έσοδο nnt
- Italian: reddito nm
- Japanese: 収入 n
- Korean: 세입 n
- Norwegian: omsetning nm
- Polish: dochód pieniężny nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: receita nf
- European Spanish:
ingresos
npl
- Swedish: intäkter npl
- Thai: รายได้ของรัฐที่ได้จากการเก็บภาษีอากรและธรรมเนียม n
- Turkish: vergi geliri n
- Vietnamese: doanh thu n
Usage examples
For revenue , they use Michelin specials, Shell lubricants and so on.
, Doubtful Motives (1987)This means in the past six years revenue has grown by an extraordinary 57 per cent.
Yachting Boating World (2005)The budgeted annual revenue for all foreign exchange trading ran to about $1 to $2 million.
Irish Times (2002)Its shares fell by close to 7 % despite registering a 17 % rise in first quarter revenue which was at the upper end of expectations.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Taxes, however, were not the only source of revenue to a government in financial difficulty.
, A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (2002)