/ ˈrevənjuː; NAmE -nuː/ noun
[ U ] (also rev·enues [ pl. ]) the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business
SYN receipts :
a shortfall in tax revenue
a slump in oil revenues
The company's annual revenues rose by 30%.
—see also the Inland Revenue
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French revenu(e) returned, past participle (used as a noun) of revenir , from Latin revenire return, from re- back + venire come.