revenue
Translation
revenue, income, takings
Examples
The company's revenue grew by 10% last year.
The company's revenue grew by 10% last year.
The government gets revenue from taxes.
The government gets revenue from taxes.
Grammar Patterns
revenue ((from sth.)) revenue from something The company's main revenue is from advertising.
to generate revenue to create income We need new ways to generate revenue.
Similar Words
Synonyms: income, earnings; Antonyms: expense, expenditure
Etymology
From Old French 'revenue' (a return), from Latin 're-' (back) + 'venire' (to come).
Memory Tips
Think of it as money that 'comes back' (re- + venire) to a business or government.