revenue
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rev·e·nue /ˈrevənjuː $ -nuː/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable] (also revenues [plural]) 1 BBBFmoney that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services 〔公司、机构的〕收益，收入 → income advertising revenue 广告收入 Strikes have cost £20 million in lost revenues. 罢工造成的收入损失达到2,000万英镑。2 PETmoney that the government receives from tax 〔政府的〕税收 an increase in tax revenues of 8.4% 8.4%的税收增长 → Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue Service
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revenue• Answer guide: Qualitative factors are not capable of being quantified in terms of costs and revenue.• First, obviously, they expect to raise enough revenue to pay for their own activities.• Nintendo's estimated revenue totals $9 billion worldwide.• The deal, which should be announced soon, calls for guaranteed revenue of at least $ 700,000 in 1996.• The temptation to their crews to barter their duty free stores for sterling constituted a high revenue risk at times.• There had been so much revenue in the mortgage department between 1981 and 1986 that costs were a trivial issue.• But all these ideas mean a huge loss of revenue to the Treasury, in the hundreds of billions of dollars.• Total revenue for the year was estimated at N68,730 million.tax revenues• Wholesalers and retailers in each state are howling about losing business and state revenue watchdogs are missing tax revenues.From Longman Business Dictionaryrevenuerev‧e‧nue /ˈrevənjuː-nuː/ noun [uncountable]1 (also revenues)ACCOUNTINGFINANCE money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or servicesThe company has an annual revenue of about $8 million.We earn about £3000 a month in advertising revenue.a 10% fall in revenue from sales2 (also revenues)TAX money that a government receives from taxa government plan to help boost revenueThe pensions are a good source of income tax revenue.3the RevenueTAXORGANIZATIONS used to refer to the government organization in Britain that collects taxesThe Revenue will not regard a backlog of work as a reasonable excuse for the late delivery of a tax return. → see also Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue ServiceOrigin revenue (1400-1500) French past particple of revenir “to return”rev·e·nue nounChineseSyllable
a period Business over Corpus business that of money organization a or receives
revenue
rev‧e‧nue W2 AC /ˈrevənjuː, ˈrevɪnjuː $ -nuː/
noun [uncountable] (also revenues [plural])
advertising revenue
Strikes have cost £20 million in lost revenues.
2. money that the government receives from tax:
an increase in tax revenues of 8.4%
⇨ Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue Service
rev‧e‧nue W2 AC /ˈrevənjuː, ˈrevɪnjuː $ -nuː/
noun [uncountable] (also revenues [plural]) Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: past particple of revenir 'to return'
1. money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services ⇨ income:Language: French
Origin: past particple of revenir 'to return'
2. money that the government receives from tax:
⇨ Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue Service
Running a business 经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司 run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店 head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队 make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易 expand/grow/build the business扩展业务 boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量 boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益 cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格 announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场 gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 find/build/create a market for sth为某物找到／建立／开创市场 start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动 develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站 create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求 attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算 keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金 attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资 get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失 face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 file for/ ( NAmE enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产 ( BrE go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算 liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司 survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标