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revenue

rev·e·nue [ révvə n ] (plural rev·e·nues)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. income from business: money that comes into a business from the sale of goods or services

2. government income: the income of a government from all sources, used to pay for a nation's expenses

3. personal income: income or salary received from employment

4. finance yield on investment: the total return produced by an investment

5. government tax-collecting department: the department of a nation's government that is responsible for collecting taxes

[15th century. < French revenu< past participle of revenir "return" < Latin revenire "come back" < venire "come"]
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