revenue source
Where earnings come
A revenue source is where money comes from—the origin of income for a business, organization, or government.
Companies diversify their revenue sources to reduce risk: Advertising is our primary revenue source, but subscriptions are growing.
For governments, taxes, fees, and fines constitute major revenue sources.
The term appears frequently in business plans and financial reporting.
- income taxGovernment charge on earnings
- salesRevenue from goods moved
- donationsGifts to organizations
- rental incomeEarnings from leased property
- rental propertyReal estate generating tenant income
passive income · subscriptions · dividends · interest payments · licensing fees · sponsorships · fines and penalties · tariffs · property tax · franchise fees · grants · service fees · user fees · crowdfunding · commissions · membership fees · capital gains · tuition fees
revenue sourceexpense
Money paid out
cost · expenditure · cost center · outflow · money pit
revenue sourceloss leader
Deliberately unprofitable merchandise
financial burden · resource drain · sunk cost · dead weight · financial liability
revenue sourcefinancial burden
Costly ongoing obligation
capital expenditure · fixed cost · operating expense · loss · deficit