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REV-uh-nyoo/ˈrevənjuː/

Revenue is income, especially official or business: tax revenue, ticket revenue. Income is everyday; turnover is sales before costs; profit is what remains. Revenues as a plural is common in finance. Do not call a birthday gift revenue.

Meaning

Income, especially of a government, firm, or large organisation.

Examples

• “Ticket revenue did not cover the hall hire.”
• “Course revenue rose; costs rose faster, so the surplus did not.”
• “Local-tax revenue is not the same as a one-off grant.”

Good to know

Income (state/firm). Everyday: income. Sales: turnover. After costs: profit. Not a present.

Near in meaning

income

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