Revenue

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: rev=e=nue

CIDE DICTIONARY

Revenue, n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come.].

•  That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income.  [1913 Webster]

  "Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know what you are worth."  [1913 Webster]
•  Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.  [1913 Webster]
•  The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use.  [1913 Webster]

Revenue cutter, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Revenue, n.
1 a income, esp. of a large amount, from any source. b (in pl.) items constituting this.
2 a State's annual income from which public expenses are met.
3 the department of the civil service collecting this.

Idiom

revenue tax a tax imposed to raise revenue, rather than to affect trade.

Etymology

ME f. OF revenu(e) past part. of revenir f. L revenire return (as RE-, venire come)

THESAURUS

Revenue

avails, box office, commissions, credit, credits, disposable income, dividend, dividends, earned income, earnings, gain, gains, gate, gate receipts, get, gross, gross income, gross receipts, income, intake, interest, make, net, net income, net receipts, output, proceeds, produce, profit, profits, receipt, receipts, receivables, returns, royalties, salary, take, take-in, takings, unearned income, wages, yield

ROGET THESAURUS

Revenue

Means

N means, resources, wherewithal, ways and means, capital, revenue, stock in trade, provision, a shot in the locker, appliances, means and appliances, conveniences, cards to play, expedients, two strings to one's bow, sheet anchor, aid, medium, instrumental, mechanical, by means of, with, by what means, by all means, by any means, by some means, wherewith, herewith, therewith, wherewithal, how, through, with the aid of, by the aid of, by the agency of.

Receipt

N receipt, value received, money coming in, income, incomings, innings, revenue, return, proceeds, gross receipts, net profit, earnings, accepta, avails, rent, rent roll, rental, rentage, rack-rent, premium, bonus, sweepstakes, tontine, pension, annuity, jointure, alimony, palimony, pittance, emolument, receiving, received, profitable.