What does revenue mean?
Revenue means The income returned by an investment..
Revenue
/ˈɹɛvənjuː/ · noun
Meaning
The income returned by an investment..
Definitions by Sense
- The income returned by an investment.
- The total income received from a given source.
- All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.
- (accounting) The total sales; turnover.
- (accounting) The net income from normal business operations; net sales.
- (figurative) A return; something paid back.
- (intransitive) To generate revenue.
- (transitive) To supply with revenue.
Example Sentences
In the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK, it's estimated the phone votes brought in more than £5.4 million in revenue.
a. 1892, Charles Spurgeon, a sermon What, no revenue of praise for him who is our gracious Lord and King! He doth not exact from us any servile labor, but simply saith, “Who so offereth praise glorifieth me.”
Synonyms for revenue
Antonyms for revenue
Related Words
Word Forms
- revenues
- revenuing
- revenued
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for revenue?
Common synonyms include net sales, turnover, gross, taxation.
What is the opposite of revenue?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use revenue in a sentence?
In the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK, it's estimated the phone votes brought in more than £5.4 million in revenue.
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