revenue

noun

rev·​e·​nue ˈre-və-ˌnü 

-ˌnyü

often attributive

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 (such as taxes) that a political unit (such 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

Synonyms

• earnings
• gain(s)
• income
• incoming(s)
• proceeds
• profit
• return
• yield

Examples of revenue in a Sentence

The factory lost revenue because of the strike by the workers.

The firm is looking for another source of revenue.

Government officials have reported a decrease in revenue.

state and federal tax revenues

Recent Examples on the Web

For the year, Flutter expects its U.S. revenue to be $370 million lower than the previous guidance midpoint at $5.78 billion. —Robert Olsen, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

For a second successive year, video was the largest of the three sectors surveyed by ERA, with revenue increasing 6.9 percent to around £5 billion ($6.2 billion). —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025

Flutter now expects revenue to come in at around $5.78 billion, lower than its previous estimate of between $6.05 billion to $6.25 billion. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025

Netflix’s India revenue currently sits at under 10% of its APAC earnings, compared to over 20% in Japan – signaling room for growth. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing revenue

• revenue bond
• revenue cutter
• revenue stamp
• revenue tariff

Kids Definition

revenue

noun

rev·​e·​nue ˈrev-ə-ˌn(y)ü 

1

: the income produced by a given source

2

: the income that a government collects for public use

Legal Definition

revenue

noun

rev·​e·​nue ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü 

often attributive

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 national revenue