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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- revenue ['rεvənjuː]
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noun
[c/u]
岁入
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1.
noun
[c/u]
岁入
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- revenue ['rεvɪ"njuː]
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n
the income accruing from taxation to a government during a specified period of time, usually a year
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n
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n
a government department responsible for the collection of government revenue
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n
(as modifier)
- revenue men
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n
the gross income from a business enterprise, investment, property, etc
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n
a particular item of income
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n
something that yields a regular financial return; source of income
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Old French, from revenir to return, from Latin reven
i re; seerevenant
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1.
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the income accruing from taxation to a government during a specified period of time, usually a year
Examples
- revenue agent
- 税务局官员 → agent
- internal revenue
- 国内税收 → internal
- Tourist income is the city's main source of revenue.
- 旅游业是该市的主要收入来源。 → income
- The goal of the company is to increase revenue by 10%.
- 这家公司的目标是将其年利润率提高10%。 → goal
- Revenue and net income growth was driven by higher purchase sales and average loans.
- 购销额和平均贷额的增高推动了税收和净收入的增长。 → drive
- The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure.
- 政府征收的税收不能满足支出。 → state
- revenue men → revenue
- a slice of the company's revenue → slice
- a revenue stream → stream
- 广开财源
- explore all possible ways of bringing in money or revenue → 财源
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