rev·e·nue /'re-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü/ n often attrib
1: the total income produced by a given source
a property expected to yield a large annual revenue
2: the gross income returned by an investment
3: the yield of sources of income (as taxes) that a political unit (as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use
4: a government department concerned with the collection of national revenue
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.