rev‧e‧nue W2 AC /ˈrevənjuː, ˈrevɪnjuː $ -nuː/ noun [uncountable] (also revenues [plural])
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: past particple of revenir 'to return']

1. money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services ⇒ income:
advertising revenue
Strikes have cost £20 million in lost revenues.

2. money that the government receives from tax:
an increase in tax revenues of 8.4%
⇒ Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue Service

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