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REVENUE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The entire amount of income before any deductions are made

Synonyms:

gross; receipts; revenue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("revenue" is a kind of...):

amount; amount of money; sum; sum of money (a quantity of money)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revenue"):

box office (total admission receipts for an entertainment)

gate (total admission receipts at a sports event)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Government income due to taxation

Synonyms:

revenue; tax income; tax revenue; taxation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("revenue" is a kind of...):

government income; government revenue (income available to the government)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revenue"):

internal revenue (government revenue from domestic sources (excluding customs))

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