Term: revenue





revenue (noun) /ˈrev.ə.nuː/

Similar to: income; turnover; proceeds; takings; yield
Definition: The total amount of money that a company or government receives from its activities, such as sales of goods/services or taxes, before any expenses are subtracted.
Translation: ieņēmumi, ienākumi, valsts kase

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
revenue (noun)
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 the national revenue
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
revenue (noun)
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
SYNONYMS:
earnings, gain(s), incoming(s), proceeds, profit, return, revenue, yield
RELATED WORDS:
killing, windfall; salary, take-home pay, tips, wages; bankroll, capital, coffers, exchequer, finances, funds, money, pocket, pocketbook, resources, wherewithal
NEAR ANTONYMS:
charge, cost, disbursement, expenditures, expenses, outgo, outlay
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