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Definition of revenue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revenue

noun
 
/ˈrevənjuː/
 
/ˈrevənuː/
[uncountable]
(also revenues [plural])
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  1. the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business synonym receipts
    • The government is currently facing a shortfall in tax revenue.
    • Advertising revenue finances the commercial television channels.
    • a slump in oil revenues
    • The company's annual revenues rose by 30%.
    Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business
    • buy/​acquire/​own/​sell a company/​firm/​franchise
    • set up/​establish/​start/​start up/​launch a business/​company
    • run/​operate a business/​company/​franchise
    • head/​run a firm/​department/​team
    • make/​secure/​win/​block a deal
    • expand/​grow/​build the business
    • boost/​increase investment/​spending/​sales/​turnover/​earnings/​exports/​trade
    • increase/​expand production/​output/​sales
    • boost/​maximize production/​productivity/​efficiency/​income/​revenue/​profit/​profitability
    • achieve/​maintain/​sustain growth/​profitability
    • cut/​reduce/​bring down/​lower/​slash costs/​prices
    • announce/​impose/​make cuts/​cutbacks
    Sales and marketing
    • break into/​enter/​capture/​dominate the market
    • gain/​grab/​take/​win/​boost/​lose market share
    • find/​build/​create a market for something
    • start/​launch an advertising/​a marketing campaign
    • develop/​launch/​promote a product/​website
    • create/​generate demand for your product
    • attract/​get/​retain/​help customers/​clients
    • drive/​generate/​boost/​increase demand/​sales
    • beat/​keep ahead of/​out-think/​outperform the competition
    • meet/​reach/​exceed/​miss sales targets
    Finance
    • draw up/​set/​present/​agree/​approve a budget
    • keep to/​balance/​cut/​reduce/​slash the budget
    • be/​come in below/​under/​over/​within budget
    • generate income/​revenue/​profit/​funds/​business
    • fund/​finance a campaign/​a venture/​an expansion/​spending/​a deficit
    • provide/​raise/​allocate capital/​funds
    • attract/​encourage investment/​investors
    • recover/​recoup costs/​losses/​an investment
    • get/​obtain/​offer somebody/​grant somebody credit/​a loan
    • apply for/​raise/​secure/​arrange/​provide finance
    Failure
    • lose business/​trade/​customers/​sales/​revenue
    • accumulate/​accrue/​incur/​run up debts
    • suffer/​sustain enormous/​heavy/​serious losses
    • face cuts/​a deficit/​redundancy/​bankruptcy
    • file for/ (North American English) enter/​avoid/​escape bankruptcy
    • (British English) go into administration/​liquidation
    • liquidate/​wind up a company
    • survive/​weather a recession/​downturn
    • propose/​seek/​block/​oppose a merger
    • launch/​make/​accept/​defeat a takeover bid
    see also Inland Revenue
    Extra Examples
    • Tax fraud costs the country millions in lost revenue.
    • The central government collects the tax revenue on behalf of local authorities.
    • The project will not generate any revenue until 2010.
    • Their government's revenues come mainly from direct taxes.
    • These companies rely on advertising revenue for their funds.
    • Tourism is the island's main source of revenue.
    • a drop in revenue
    • revenues from the sale of oil
    • the company's expected annual revenue
    • the main sources of public revenue
    Topics Moneyb2, Businessb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • annual
    • yearly
    • expected
    verb + revenue
    • depend on
    • need
    • rely on
    revenue + verb
    • be derived from something
    • come from something
    • go up
    revenue + noun
    • stream
    • share
    preposition
    • revenue from
    phrases
    • loss of revenue
    • a source of revenue
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French revenu(e) ‘returned’, past participle (used as a noun) of revenir, from Latin revenire ‘return’, from re- ‘back’ + venire ‘come’.
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