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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
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer
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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