'Revenue' definitions:
Definition of 'revenue'
From: WordNet
noun
noun
Definition of 'Revenue'
From: GCIDE
- Revenue \Rev"e*nue\, n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come.]
- 1. That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income. [1913 Webster]
- Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know what you are worth. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use. [1913 Webster]
- Revenue cutter, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'revenue'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- avails,
- box office,
- commissions,
- credit,
- credits,
- disposable income,
- dividend,
- dividends,
- earned income,
- earnings,
- gain,
- gains,
- gate,
- gate receipts,
- get,
- gross,
- gross income,
- gross receipts,
- income,
- intake,
- interest,
- make,
- net,
- net income,
- net receipts,
- output,
- proceeds,
- produce,
- profit,
- profits,
- receipt,
- receipts,
- receivables,
- returns,
- royalties,
- salary,
- take,
- take-in,
- takings,
- unearned income,
- wages,
- yield
Words containing 'Revenue'
- revenuer,
- Revenue cutter,
- government revenue,
- gross revenue,
- inland revenue,
- internal revenue,
- revenue bond,
- revenue enhancement,
- revenue sharing,
- revenue stamp,
- revenue tariff,
- tariff for revenue,
- tax revenue,
- unearned revenue,
- collector of internal revenue,
- internal revenue agent,
- internal revenue service,
- utility revenue bond