revenue

rev·e·nue  (rv-n, -ny)

n.

1. The income of a government from all sources appropriated for the payment of the public expenses.

2. Yield from property or investment; income.

3. All the income produced by a particular source.

4. A governmental department set up to collect public funds.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from feminine past participle of revenir, to return, from Latin revenre : re-, re- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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revenue

Noun

1. income, esp. that obtained by a government from taxation

2. a government department responsible for collecting taxes [Old French revenir to return]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revenue - the entire amount of income before any deductions are made receipts, gross box office - total admission receipts for an entertainment gate - total admission receipts at a sports event amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
	2.	revenue - government income due to taxation     tax income, tax revenue, taxation government income, government revenue - income available to the government internal revenue - government revenue from domestic sources (excluding customs)

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revenue

noun income, interest, returns, profits, gain, rewards, yield, proceeds, receipts, takings << OPPOSITE expenditure

Translations

revenue [ˈrɛvənjuː] n → ingresos mpl; rentas fpl

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revenue [ˈrɛvənjuː] n → revenu m

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revenue [ˈrɛvənjuː] n (of person, company) → Einnahmen pl;

(of government) → Staatseinkünfte pl

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revenue [ˈrɛvənjuː] n → reddito

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revenue

n revenue [ˈrevinjuː]

money which comes to a person etc from any source or sources (eg property, shares), especially the money which comes to a government from taxes etc. inkomste إيراد، دَخْل، رَيْع приход příjem, tržba, důchod indtægt die Einnahmen εισόδημα ingresos tulu, sissetulek درامد؛ عایدات tulot revenu הַכנָסָה कर prihod, državni prihod állami jövedelem pemasukan tekjur; ríkistekjur entrata 収入 세입, 수익; 총수입 pajamos, įplaukos ienākums; ienākumi pendapatan inkomsten (stats)inntekter dochody rendimento venit доход príjem dohodek prihod []inkomster, avkastning ภาษีอากร gelir 收益，稅收 річний дохід; дохідні статті محصول thu nhập 收益，税收