revenue
revenue
noun
noun
- [mass noun]income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature
（尤指公司或组织数额庞大的）收入，收益
■a state's annual income from which public expenses are met
（国家）岁入，税收
■(revenues)items or amounts constituting such in come
各项收入，总收入
the government's tax revenues.
政府的税收总额。
■(常作 the revenue)the department of the civil service collecting such income
税务局，税务署。 参见 inland revenue
- 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'
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