Revenue
noun
The money that a company, country, or organization receives, especially from its work or business activities.
The government needs to increase its revenue to balance the budget
Often appears as...
- government revenue
- corporate revenue
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Business
noun
The entire amount of income before any expenses are deducted.
The revenue from the sale of the property was substantial
Often appears as...
- revenue growth
- revenue generation
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Accounting
noun
A state's annual income from which public expenses are met.
The country's revenue was hit hard by the economic crisis
Often appears as...
- revenue deficit
- revenue estimate
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Formal
noun
The money that a company, country, or organization receives, especially from its work or business activities.
The government needs to increase its revenue to balance the budget
Often appears as...
- government revenue
- corporate revenue
Usage tips
Formal
Business
noun
The entire amount of income before any expenses are deducted.
The revenue from the sale of the property was substantial
Often appears as...
- revenue growth
- revenue generation
Usage tips
Accounting
noun
A state's annual income from which public expenses are met.
The country's revenue was hit hard by the economic crisis
Often appears as...
- revenue deficit
- revenue estimate
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Business Operations
Refers to money made from a company's business activities, not personal income.
Our company's revenue increased due to higher sales.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader than Sales
'Revenue' includes income from all sources, not just sales of products or services.
Our software license renewals are a major part of our revenue.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Profit
Revenue doesn't mean profit; it's money earned before expenses are subtracted.
Despite high revenue, the company still operates at a loss.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Operations
Refers to money made from a company's business activities, not personal income.
Our company's revenue increased due to higher sales.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader than Sales
'Revenue' includes income from all sources, not just sales of products or services.
Our software license renewals are a major part of our revenue.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Profit
Revenue doesn't mean profit; it's money earned before expenses are subtracted.
Despite high revenue, the company still operates at a loss.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Operations
Refers to money made from a company's business activities, not personal income.
Our company's revenue increased due to higher sales.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader than Sales
'Revenue' includes income from all sources, not just sales of products or services.
Our software license renewals are a major part of our revenue.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Profit
Revenue doesn't mean profit; it's money earned before expenses are subtracted.
Despite high revenue, the company still operates at a loss.
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The single biggest...
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Are athletes really...
signed a groundbreaking agreement making players partners in the league, entitled to shares of ticket revenues and television contracts. Suddenly, anybody who could be an NBA player wanted to be, and teams started scouring the globe for the bodies that could help them win championships. Almost overnight,
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but also the highest revenue. The same patterns were true for engineers' productivity and medical students' grades. Givers are overrepresented at the bottom and at the top of every success metric that I can track. Which raises the How do we create a world where more of these givers get to excel?
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Do tax cuts stimulate...
The idea behind tax cuts is that if taxes are too high, people will be less willing to work, which would ultimately decrease tax revenue. So at a lower tax rate, the government might actually gain more tax money that it can theoretically put towards improving life for its citizens,
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Economics of climate...
question to you though I think a lot of people don't think there's a lot of logic to what you just said but you're an economist if carbon is a long term cost to the world what we don't I a lot of people don't understand why even get behind a carbon tax that was revenue
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5 ways to kill your...
Three, and it's very subtle but very Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed. So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book,
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How state budgets are...
In fact, this is the forecast picture. There are various things in I could say we might raise more revenue, or medical innovation will make the spending even higher. It is an increasingly difficult picture, even assuming the economy does quite well --
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
is so deeply entrenched that we don't even realize how we're harming society. Here's a small but startling example of exactly how we're doing this chart shows corporate giving as a percentage of profits, not revenues, over the last 30 years.
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Policing Is Big Business...
Department conducts their job the report accuses police of targeting black and poor drivers to raise revenue the city relies on the police force to serve essentially as a as a collection agency
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Botswana's Bushmen Part...
supplies one-third of the world's diamonds millions of dollars worth of these precious stones passed through this sorting Center every day revenue from diamonds all other sources of income
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The single biggest...
is its ability to adapt to getting punched in the face by the customer. The customer is the true reality. And that's why I came to think that the team maybe was the most important thing. Then I started looking at the business model. Does the company have a very clear path generating customer revenues? That started rising to the top in my thinking
Video examples
Are athletes really...
signed a groundbreaking agreement making players partners in the league, entitled to shares of ticket revenues and television contracts. Suddenly, anybody who could be an NBA player wanted to be, and teams started scouring the globe for the bodies that could help them win championships. Almost overnight,
Video examples
Are you a giver or a...
but also the highest revenue. The same patterns were true for engineers' productivity and medical students' grades. Givers are overrepresented at the bottom and at the top of every success metric that I can track. Which raises the How do we create a world where more of these givers get to excel?
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Do tax cuts stimulate...
The idea behind tax cuts is that if taxes are too high, people will be less willing to work, which would ultimately decrease tax revenue. So at a lower tax rate, the government might actually gain more tax money that it can theoretically put towards improving life for its citizens,
Video examples
Economics of climate...
question to you though I think a lot of people don't think there's a lot of logic to what you just said but you're an economist if carbon is a long term cost to the world what we don't I a lot of people don't understand why even get behind a carbon tax that was revenue
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5 ways to kill your...
Three, and it's very subtle but very Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed. So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book,
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How state budgets are...
In fact, this is the forecast picture. There are various things in I could say we might raise more revenue, or medical innovation will make the spending even higher. It is an increasingly difficult picture, even assuming the economy does quite well --
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
is so deeply entrenched that we don't even realize how we're harming society. Here's a small but startling example of exactly how we're doing this chart shows corporate giving as a percentage of profits, not revenues, over the last 30 years.
Video examples
Policing Is Big Business...
Department conducts their job the report accuses police of targeting black and poor drivers to raise revenue the city relies on the police force to serve essentially as a as a collection agency
Video examples
Botswana's Bushmen Part...
supplies one-third of the world's diamonds millions of dollars worth of these precious stones passed through this sorting Center every day revenue from diamonds all other sources of income
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.
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Jared Dudley
American Coach
The players before me got this TV revenue so high that I can make money to support my family forever, and I feel like it's an obligation for us to leave the game better than when we first got it, for the future.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear.
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John Breaux
American Politician
Our struggle is to identify the sources of revenue and the means to obtain the funds. Without funds, all the planning and research studies can't help us.
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Punit Renjen
Indian Businessman
I'm not motivated by having the largest revenue base - you get that as an outcome. If we do our job well, we will be appropriately rewarded.
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Kevin McCarthy
American Politician
What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.
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Nigel Lawson
British Politician
I have long argued that in the modern world, corporation tax has had its day as a major source of tax revenue.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
Empathy, humanity and support for each other is more important than revenue, than growth.
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Dave Portnoy
American Celebrity
Ad revenue is important, but we want to be self-sustaining.
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Jon Taffer
American Businessman
Revenue cures everything in the business world.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.
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Jared Dudley
American Coach
The players before me got this TV revenue so high that I can make money to support my family forever, and I feel like it's an obligation for us to leave the game better than when we first got it, for the future.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear.
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John Breaux
American Politician
Our struggle is to identify the sources of revenue and the means to obtain the funds. Without funds, all the planning and research studies can't help us.
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Punit Renjen
Indian Businessman
I'm not motivated by having the largest revenue base - you get that as an outcome. If we do our job well, we will be appropriately rewarded.
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Kevin McCarthy
American Politician
What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.
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Nigel Lawson
British Politician
I have long argued that in the modern world, corporation tax has had its day as a major source of tax revenue.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
Empathy, humanity and support for each other is more important than revenue, than growth.
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Dave Portnoy
American Celebrity
Ad revenue is important, but we want to be self-sustaining.
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Jon Taffer
American Businessman
Revenue cures everything in the business world.
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