as in income
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property the struggling business didn't create much revenue during its first year of operation

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Recent Examples of revenue The company, which achieved its first full year of profitability in 2024, sees further opportunity in its advertising business, but also saw ad revenue growth slow down in the second half of the year. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 The studio also has plans to ramp up sales of its existing content, increasing international revenue’s share of total income from 30% to 50% by 2033; upgrade its studio facilities and post-production labs in Tokyo and Kyoto; and work on co-productions with China and other Asian territories. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025 To some extent, Tesla's woes predate Musk's involvement with the Trump administration, with the company's revenue slipping 1% last year, partly due to sluggish sales in the first six months of 2024. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025 Tariffs provide income to the government that applies them, although even after existing tariffs levied by Trump and Biden, the federal government last year collected about 30 times more revenue via individual income taxes than through tariffs. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revenue
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Noun
  • Civil rights groups attacked Noem, pointing out that the watch was a flaunting of income disparity between the U.S. and El Salvador.
    James Powel, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The group’s net income rose 18% to 10.3 billion pesos in 2024 and Shin forecasts the net income will steadily increase to 11.9 billion pesos in 2025, 15 billion pesos in 2026 and reach 19 billion pesos in 2027.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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  • Instead, those companies are more likely to focus services on areas with more people, more places and more profit.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In 2021 alone, pre-tax profits for U.S. corporations surged by 25% to $2.8 trillion, far exceeding the 7% rise in consumer prices.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • The Emmy-winning comedy series Hacks — which stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder — returns for season four.
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But Norby possibly could have yielded a better return.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lower bond yields — which saw the 10-year Treasury last week hit 3.86%, its lowest since October — can provide relief on consumer loans.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of financing debt at 4.5% interest (i.e., the typical yield for a 10-year Treasury note), the government could finance a significant portion of its debt at just 1% interest.
    Sam Lyman, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Revenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenue. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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