revenue

Money a business receives from sales, or a government receives from taxes.

• The company’s revenue increased this year.
• Higher taxes could bring in more government revenue.
• How much revenue does the shop receive each month?

How to use it: revenue from something (Revenue from ticket sales covered the costs.)

Similar words: income, receipts

Common phrases: tax revenue, annual revenue, generate revenue, revenue from sales

All the money received from a particular source.

• Total revenue reached ten thousand euros.
• Most of our revenue comes from membership fees.
• They calculated the monthly revenue from each property.

How to use it: revenue from something (The website’s revenue from subscriptions has doubled.)

Similar words: income, receipts

Common phrases: total revenue, monthly revenue, revenue from something

Money earned from money or property that you have invested.

• The investment produces regular revenue.
• Revenue from the fund fell last year.
• She uses her investment revenue to support her family.

How to use it: revenue from something (Revenue from her investments pays for her holidays.)

Similar words: income, return, yield

Common phrases: investment revenue, revenue from investments, annual revenue