REVENUE : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: REVENUE	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for REVENUE
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revenue n the entire amount of income before any deductions are made Synonym(s): gross, revenue, receipts government income due to taxation Synonym(s): tax income, taxation, tax revenue, revenue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revenue \Rev"enue\, n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See {Come}.] 1. 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. Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know what you are worth. --Gray. 2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue* of praise. 3. 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. {Revenue cutter}, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc.