revenue

/ˈɹɛvənˌju/
nounverb

The income returned by an investment.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The income returned by an investment.

  2. The total income received from a given source.

  3. All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.

  4. The total sales; turnover.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To generate revenue.

  2. To supply with revenue.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from Middle French revenue, from Old French [Term?] (“a return”) (modern French revenu), the prop.

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REVENUE at a glance

REVENUE has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + N 1 + U 1 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,257 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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