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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary rev·e·nue
\\ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü\\ noun USAGE often attributive ETYMOLOGY Middle English, return, revenue, from Anglo-French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at come DATE 15th century 1. the total income produced by a given source
a property expected to yield a large annual revenue2. the gross income returned by an investment3. the yield of sources of income (as taxes) that a political unit (as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use4. a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue revenue
1433, "income from property or possessions," from M.Fr. revenue, from O.Fr., "a return," prop. fem. pp. of revenir "come back," from L. revenire "return, come back," from re- "back" + venire "come" (see venue). Meaning "public income" is first recorded 1690. Revenuer "U.S. Department of Revenue agent," the bane of Appalachian moonshiners, first attested 1880. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 revenuerev·enue / 5revEnju:; NAmE -nu: / noun [U]
(also rev·enues [pl.]) the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business 财政收入；税收收入；收益
SYN receipts :
a shortfall in tax revenue 税收收入不足
a slump in oil revenues 石油收入的下跌
The company's annual revenues rose by 30%. 公司的年收入增加了 30%。⇨ see also Inland Revenue Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishrevenue
noun ADJ. annual, yearly | expected, potential the firm's expected annual revenue | overall, total, worldwide | additional, extra | considerable, substantial | lost Tax fraud costs the country millions in lost revenue. | government, public, tax the main sources of public revenue | advertising, export, oil, sales, tourism, tourist, etc. VERB + REVENUE depend on, need, rely on These television companies rely on advertising revenue for their funds. | earn, get, raise | collect The central government collects the tax revenue on behalf of local authorities. | spend, use | bring in, generate, produce, yield The project will not generate any revenue until 2010. | increase | reduce | lose REVENUE + VERB be derived from sth, come from sth Their government's revenues come mainly from direct taxes. | go up, grow, rise | drop, fall, go down PREP. in ~ a drop in revenue | ~ from revenues from the sale of oil PHRASES loss of revenue, a source of revenue Tourism is the island's main source of revenue.
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\ˈrevəˌn(y)ü\ noun
( -s) Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from feminine of revenu, past participle of revenir to come back, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at come 1.
a. obsolete : the return from landed property or other source of income — used with of
b. : the income that comes back from an investment (as in real or personal property) : the annual or periodical rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of real or personal property; often : investment income as distinguished from salary, wages, or donations
c. : the annual or periodical yield of taxes, excises, customs, duties, and other sources of income that a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use : public income of whatever kind 2. : an item of income : the total income produced by a given source
< a property expected to yield an annual revenue of 10,000 dollars >3.
a. : a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue
b. : revenue stamp
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