revenue
noun
uk/ˈrevənjuː/ us/ˈrevənuː/ [ C or U ] FINANCE, ACCOUNTING (also revenues)
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
[ C or U ] TAX (also revenues)
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.
[ S ] TAX, GOVERNMENT (also the Revenue)
the government department in the UK that collects taxes:
Taxpayers should always check the documents they get from the Revenue.
See also
average revenue
HM Revenue & Customs
Internal Revenue Service
marginal revenue
sales revenue