revenue
Definitions
The total income a business receives from its activities
营收，收入
The money a government collects, especially from taxes
税收，财政收入
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (back) + ven (come) = "that which comes back." The word came through French as a past participle, "returned." Money you put out into the world — through sales or work — flows back to you as return. A company's revenue is income coming back in; a government's revenue is tax money returning to the state.
Root ven still carries 84 more wordsUsage Guide
Revenue is the top line (total money in) — distinct from profit, which is what's left after costs. It is usually uncountable: say "revenue grew" not "a revenue." "Revenues" (plural) appears in formal finance for income from several sources. The IRS's old name was the Internal Revenue Service — revenue here = tax income.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company's revenue rose by 12% last year.
- 2.
Tax revenue funds schools, roads, and hospitals.
- 3.
Streaming now generates more revenue than CDs ever did.