Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income. 2. (n.) Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise. 3. (n.) The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use.
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