revenue
noun
rev·e·nue
ˈre-və-ˌnü 
-ˌnyü
often attributive
1
: the total income produced by a given source
a property expected to yield a large annual revenue
2
: the gross income returned by an investment
3
: the yield of sources of income (such as taxes) that a political unit (such as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use
4
: a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue
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Examples of revenue in a Sentence
The factory lost revenue because of the strike by the workers.
The firm is looking for another source of revenue.
Government officials have reported a decrease in revenue.
state and federal tax revenues
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Nvidia once again posted a $2 billion beat to consensus revenue estimates in Q3, reporting YoY growth of nearly 94% to over $35 billion in revenue.
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Beth Kindig, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
More than 20% of Tesla’s revenues came from China in 2023.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
The generative AI market is predicted to top $1 trillion in revenue within a decade, and business spending on generative AI surged 500% this year, according to recent data from Menlo Ventures.
—Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Sixty-two percent of OCBC’s revenue is generated in its home base of Singapore.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
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Beth Kindig, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
More than 20% of Tesla’s revenues came from China in 2023.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
The generative AI market is predicted to top $1 trillion in revenue within a decade, and business spending on generative AI surged 500% this year, according to recent data from Menlo Ventures.
—Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Sixty-two percent of OCBC’s revenue is generated in its home base of Singapore.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Revenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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revenue
noun
rev·e·nue
ˈrev-ə-ˌn(y)ü
1
: the income produced by a given source
2
: the income that a government collects for public use
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revenue
noun
rev·e·nue
ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü
often attributive
1
: the total income produced by a given source
a property expected to yield a large annual revenue
2
: the gross income returned by an investment
3
: the yield of sources of income (as taxes) that a political unit (as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use
4
: a government department concerned with the collection of national revenue
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