revenue

English

/ˈɹɛvənjuː/, /ˈɹɛvəˌn(j)u/

noun
Definitions
  • The income returned by an investment.
  • The total income received from a given source.
  • All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.
  • (accounting) The total sales; turnover.
  • (accounting) The net income from normal business operations; net sales.
  • (figurative) A return; something paid back.

Etymology

Affix from Latin venire (come, comeVerb) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷem-

Gloss

step, come, go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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