First Known Use: 15th century
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revenue
noun, rev·e·nue often attributive \ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü\
: money that is made by or paid to a business or an organization
: money that is collected for public use by a government through taxes
Full Definition of REVENUE
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 the national revenue
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Origin of REVENUE
Middle English, return, revenue, from Anglo-French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at come
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REVENUE Defined for Kids
revenue
noun rev·e·nue \ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü\
Definition of REVENUE for Kids
1
: money that is made by or paid to a business or organization <sales revenues>
2
: money collected by a government (as through taxes)
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