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revenue

revenue

399 3.4
Money a business gets from sales before paying costs
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛvənju/
  • Specialized
: ingresos
  • Last year, the restaurant reported an impressive revenue growth of 20%.
  • generate revenue
  • total revenue
  • revenue stream

It's subscription, it's reoccurring revenue, it is a membership fee.

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Examples

  • Revenue problems have forced us to cut back on equipment.

  • My industry does $48 billion in revenue.

  • So this is the revenue and this is the cost.

  • And then I see the kind of revenue you can make doing this.

  • As a result, far from raising additional revenue, over time they actually raise less.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So where does your main source of YouTube revenue come from?

  • I will judge our success by our revenue, profitable revenue.

  • Resulting in loss of revenue and the closure of this very academic institution.

  • His business is thriving and his revenue is quite frankly mind boggling.

  • The bill includes a variety of measures that increase revenue, such as the excise tax on high-cost insurance plans.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

income
vsrevenue
∞ 1.2

Money a person or family receives regularly from work and investments

is the business total before expenses, not general personal earnings
sales
vsrevenue
571 1.0

The money a company gets from selling goods or services

is broader and covers all income sources, not only selling activity
receipts
vsrevenue
24 3.2

Total money received before costs are taken away

is this total specifically for business activity rather than all received money
gross
vsrevenue
  • Specialized
16 3.2

The total money received before costs or taxes are taken away

is the business total generated before deductions rather than the net result
gross revenue
vsrevenue
  • Specialized
5 3.9

Total money a business gets from sales before costs are taken away

is the general total income before deductions and can apply beyond sales

Compounds

69 3.2

Money a government gets from taxes on people, businesses, or sales

24 3.8

A part of the U.S. government that collects federal taxes and makes sure people follow tax laws

A regular way that a business or organization earns money

Money a country gets from taxes and other sources to pay for public services

revenue sharing
  • Specialized
7 3.7

A contract that gives participants part of income from a product or service

revenue sharing
  • Specialized
6 4.2

Giving part of government tax money to state or local authorities

gross revenue
  • Specialized
5 3.9

Total money a business gets from sales before costs are taken away

2 5.8

The former British government department that collected major direct taxes like income tax and corporation tax

revenue bond
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A way to raise money for a public project paid back from the money the project earns

average revenue
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Total money from sales divided by the number of units sold

1 6.6

A tax or fee a government charges to raise money for public services

Money the government gets from taxes inside the country, like income and sales taxes

An increase in the money a business earns over time

1 6.5

A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses

revenue tariff
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A tax on goods brought into a country mainly to raise government money

utility revenue bond
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A loan to build public services like water or electricity paid back from the money those services earn

unearned revenue
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Money a person gets without working, for example from stocks or rent

revenue stamp
  • Archaic
1 5.6

A small piece of sticky paper that shows a government tax is paid

revenue enhancement
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A plan businesses use to increase income by changing prices or offering product bundles

A government official who gathers national taxes on income from people and businesses

unearned revenue
  • Specialized
7.4

Money a company gets before giving products or services, kept as a debt until delivered

How Much

turnover
  • UK
6 4.1
revenue
  • Specialized
399 3.4
receipts
24 3.2
takings
4 4.8

Surface Forms

revenue singular
revenues plural

Etymology

Revenue comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and venire 'to come', and you can remember it as money that 'comes in' to an organisation. So business revenue is the total income a company receives before any costs are taken away.