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9 dictionary results for: revenue

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

rev·e·nue

[rev-uh

n-yoo, -uh-noo] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses.

2.	the government department charged with the collection of such income.

3.	revenues, the collective items or amounts of income of a person, a state, etc.

4.	the return or yield from any kind of property, patent, service, etc.; income.

5.	an amount of money regularly coming in.

6.	a particular item or source of income.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of revenir to return < L revenīre, equiv. to re- re- + venīre to come

]

—Related forms

rev·e·nu·al

[rev-uh

n-yoo-uh

l, -uh-noo-, ri-ven-yoo-] Pronunciation Key, adjective

rev·e·nued, adjective

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

rev·e·nue (rěv'ə-nōō, -nyōō) Pronunciation Key
n.

The income of a government from all sources appropriated for the payment of the public expenses.
Yield from property or investment; income.
All the income produced by a particular source.
A governmental department set up to collect public funds.

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

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
revenue

1433, "income from property or possessions," from M.Fr. revenue, from O.Fr., "a return," prop. fem. pp. of revenir "come back," from L. revenire "return, come back," from re- "back" + venire "come" (see venue). Meaning "public income" is first recorded 1690. Revenuer "U.S. Department of Revenue agent," the bane of Appalachian moonshiners, first attested 1880.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

revenue
noun
1.	the entire amount of income before any deductions are made [syn: gross]
2.	government income due to taxation [syn: tax income]

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
revenue

The income of local, state, or national governments.

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Revenue

1. The dollar amount of sales during a specific period, including discounts and returned merchandise. It is the "top line" figure from which costs are subtracted to determine net income.

2. When evaluating stocks, revenue growth serves as an indication of a company's health.

Investopedia Commentary

Sometimes acquisitions and divestitures will skew revenue growth figures.

Also known as REVs.

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revenue

The inflow of assets that results from sales of goods and services and earnings from dividends, interest, and rent. Revenue is often received in the form of cash but also may be in the form of receivables to be turned into cash at a later date.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: rev·e·nue
Pronunciation: 're-v&-"nü, -"nyü
Function: noun
often attrib 1 : the total income produced by a given source 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 national revenue

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Revenue

Rev"e*nue\, n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come.]

1. That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income.

Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know what you are worth. --Gray.

2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.

3. The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use.

Revenue cutter, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc.

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