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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRevenue
/ˈrɛv.əˌnuː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The total amount of income brought in by the company's operations.
"The company reported a significant increase in quarterly revenue."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb revenir (meaning 'to return'), coming from the Latin revenire (re- 'back' + venire 'come'). Historically adopted into English in the late 15th century to denote the return or yield from an investment or property, later expanding to encompass government and corporate income.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Revenue" is said worldwide
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chiffre d'affaires
Transliteration: chiffre d'affaires
"Le chiffre d'affaires de l'entreprise a augmenté cette année."
Umsatz
Transliteration: Umsatz
"Der Umsatz des Unternehmens ist im letzten Quartal gestiegen."
fatturato
Transliteration: fatturato
"Il fatturato dell'azienda è cresciuto notevolmente."
ingresos
Transliteration: ingresos
"Los ingresos de la compañía superaron las expectativas."
receita
Transliteration: receita
"A receita da empresa cresceu no último trimestre."
राजस्व
Transliteration: rajasva
"कंपनी के राजस्व में इस वर्ष वृद्धि हुई है।"
收入
Transliteration: shōurù
"该公司今年的营业收入有所增长。"
수익
Transliteration: suik
"회사의 올해 수익이 크게 증가했습니다."
収益
Transliteration: shūeki
"会社の収益は今年大幅に増加した。"
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