revenue
n. US //ˈɹɛvəˌnu// UK //ɹˈɛvənjˌuː// rev·enue
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1 investment return (n.) C1 Advanced Technical Formal Financethe money you get back from an investment.
the yield or income returned by an investment or property.
ExampleThe rental property provides a steady monthly revenue for the owner.
ExampleThe portfolio was restructured to prioritise immediate revenue over long-term capital growth, ensuring sufficient liquidity for the foundation's projects.
Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from Middle French revenue, from Old French [Term?] (“a return”) (modern French revenu), the prop. feminine past participle of revenir (“come back”) (=modern French), from Latin revenire (“to return, come back”), from re- (“back”) + venire (“to come”).