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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revenue \Rev"e*nue\, 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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
revenue
n 1: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
[syn: {gross}, {receipts}]
2: government income due to taxation [syn: {tax income}, {taxation},
{tax revenue}]
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