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revenues

Syllables: rev·e·nuesUK/ˈɹɛvənjuːz/US/ˈɹɛvəˌnuz/

revenues is the plural of revenue.

Meaning of revenue

Noun

revenue (countable and uncountable, plural revenues)

  1. The income returned by an investment.
    • In the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK, it's estimated the phone votes brought in more than £5.4 million in revenue.2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC
  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. The total sales; turnover.
  5. The net income from normal business operations; net sales.
  6. (figuratively) A return; something paid back.
    • a. 1892, Charles Spurgeon, a sermon
      What, no revenue of praise for him who is our gracious Lord and King! He doth not exact from us any servile labor, but simply saith, “Who so offereth praise glorifieth me.”

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Phrases with revenues

Questions about revenues

What is revenues the plural of?
Revenues is the plural of revenue.
How do you pronounce revenues?
Revenues is pronounced /ˈɹɛvəˌnuz/ (US).

Words near revenues in the dictionary

  1. revenue stamp
  2. revenue stamps
  3. revenued
  4. revenuer
  5. revenuers
  6. revenues
  7. revenuing
  8. rever
  9. reverable
  10. reverantly
  11. reverb

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