"revenue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɛvənjuː/ [UK], /ˈrɛvəˌn(j)u/ [US] Audio: en-us-revenue.ogg [US] Forms: revenue [singular], revenues [plural]
enPR: rĕvʹə-n(y)o͞oʹ [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Revenue is the money that a business receives for doing business, and government receives from taxes.
    Sense id: simple-revenue-en-noun-jhyloOjJ
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          "text": "Higher oil prices should raise government revenue by 13%."
        },
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          "text": "Individual taxpayers today provide a bigger share of our tax revenues than they did before."
        },
        {
          "text": "The company earned 20% of its revenues from services such as consulting, software and management."
        },
        {
          "text": "The City is happy because a new source of revenue has been located."
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        },
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