revenue

Pluralrevenues

1. 1
   business incomenouncountable or uncountable

   All the money a company gets from selling things or services, before it pays any of its costs.

   Like all the money customers put into a lemonade stand's jar in one day, before you pay for any lemons or cups.

   The store's revenue went up after it started selling online.

   Ticket sales bring in most of the team's revenue.

   UsageNot the same as profit: revenue is the money before costs are paid.

   Note
2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   All the money that comes in from one place or activity.

   The band gave all the revenue from the concert to the hospital.

   The school gets extra revenue from renting out its gym on weekends.

   UsageSay revenue from something: revenue from the concert.

   Similarincome, earnings, receipts, money

   Oppositeexpenditure

3. 3
   tax moneynouncountable or uncountable

   The money a government collects from taxes and other sources.

   Tax revenue pays for roads, schools, and parks.

   The city raised extra revenue with a new parking fee.

   UsageOften tax revenue. Governments collect revenue.

   Similarincome, receipts, funds

   Oppositeexpenditure, spending

4. 4
   tax officenounIrelandUKbritishirish

   The part of the government that collects taxes, called "the Revenue" in Britain and often just "Revenue" in Ireland.

   She got a letter from the Revenue about the tax she still owed.

   Dad rang the Revenue to ask why his tax bill was so high.

   UsageSay the Revenue, with a capital R. Small r revenue means the money.

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