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revenue |
2 definitions found 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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