Definition of revenue

• n. - That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income.
• n. - Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.
• n. - The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use.