— revenual /rev"euhn yooh'euhl, -euh nooh'-, ri ven"yooh-/ , adj. — revenued , adj.
/rev"euhn yooh', -euh nooh'/ , n.
1. the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses.
2. the government department charged with the collection of such income.
3. revenues , the collective items or amounts of income of a person, a state, etc.
4. the return or yield from any kind of property, patent, service, etc.; income.
5. an amount of money regularly coming in.
6. a particular item or source of income.
[ 1375-1425; late ME revenir to return revenire, equiv. to re- RE- + venire to COME ]