Revenue vs. Contribution — What's the Difference?

In accounting, revenue is the income or increase in net assets that an entity has from its normal activities (in the case of a business, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers). Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover.

The act of contributing.

Income, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature

Something contributed.

The income of a government from all sources appropriated for the payment of the public expenses.

A payment exacted for a special purpose; an impost or a levy.

Yield from property or investment; income.

An article or other work submitted for publication.

All the income produced by a particular source.

Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.

A governmental department set up to collect public funds.

An amount of money given toward something.

The income returned by an investment.

The act of contributing.

The total income received from a given source.

The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.

The act of contributing.

(accounting) The total sales; turnover.

That which is contributed; - either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals.

(accounting) The net income from normal business operations; net sales.

An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country.

(figurative) A return; something paid back.

Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.

(intransitive) To generate revenue.

Any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor;

(transitive) To supply with revenue.

A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

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.

Act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.

An amount of money contributed;

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.

A writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story

The entire amount of income before any deductions are made

Government income due to taxation