Answer:
revenue
noun, often attributive
rev·e·nue | \ ˈre-və-ˌnü , -ˌnyü \
Definition
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 (such as taxes) that a political unit (such as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use
4: a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
earnings, gain(s), income, incoming(s), proceeds, profit, return, yield
Examples
//The factory lost revenue because of the strike by the workers.
//The firm is looking for another source of revenue.
//Government officials have reported a decrease in revenue.
//state and federal tax revenues
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, return, revenue, from Anglo-French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come — more at COME
