revenue

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English

Etymology

Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from Middle French revenue < from Old French "a return" (modern French 'revenu'), the prop. feminine past participle of revenir "come back" (=modern French) from Latin revenire "to return, come back", itself from re- "back" + venire "to come"

Pronunciation

Noun

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Wikipedia revenue (plural revenues)

  1. The income returned by an investment
  2. The total income received from a given source
  3. All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means
  4. (accounting) The total sales; turnover.
  5. (accounting) The net revenue, net sales.

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French

Etymology

From the verb revenir

Noun

revenue f. (plural revenues)

  1. A physical return; arrival
  2. (hunting) The action of game leaving the forest to graze

Verb form

revenue f.

  1. Feminine singular past participle of revenir

 

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