Meaning of revenue In English

• 0 the income that a government or company receives regularly:

  • Taxes provide most of the government's revenue.

  • Government revenues fell dramatically.

• 1 the income that a business or government receives regularly, or an amount representing such income:

  • [ C usually pl ] state/federal revenues

  • [ U ] Company revenue rose 4% last year.

• 2 money that a company receives, especially from selling goods or services:

  • revenue(s) from sth Revenue from online ads is much less than from print advertising.

  • revenue(s) of Analysts had forecast revenue of $1.39bn.

  • in revenue(s) His firm posted $41 million in revenues last year.

  • generate/bring in/raise revenue(s) The sport doesn't generate much revenue from ticket sales.

  • boost/increase revenue(s) The banking group has in recent years struggled to boost revenues while keeping costs under control.

  • a fall/increase in revenue(s)

  • The company has an estimated annual revenue of $50 million.

  • Advertising revenue fell last year.

  • expected/projected revenue

  • a source of revenue

• 3 money that a government receives from taxes:

  • They need to restructure the tax system to collect more revenue.

  • There is extra pressure on the Chancellor to find new ways to raise revenue.

  • State officials predicted a 5% growth in tax revenues.

  • Other taxes will have to be raised to compensate for the lost revenue.

• 4 the government department in the UK that collects taxes:

  • Taxpayers should always check the documents they get from the Revenue.