English Reference
noun

revenue

n.
US /ˈɹɛvəˌnu/ UK /ɹˈɛvənjˌuː/ rev·enue UK spelling revenued, revenues

  1. 01 C1 Advanced TechnicalFormal Finance

    the money you get back from an investment.

    the yield or income returned by an investment or property.

    Simple

    The rental property provides a steady monthly revenue for the owner.

    In context

    The portfolio was restructured to prioritise immediate revenue over long-term capital growth, ensuring sufficient liquidity for the foundation's projects.

Usage revenue stream · increase revenue

Liverpool’s annual revenue increased to a record £703m in the year ending May 2025.

The Guardian· 14 Aug 2026

The following month the club announced record revenues of £703m for the 2024-25 financial year.

BBC News· 14 Aug 2026

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”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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