English → Latin
“revenue” in Latin
vectīgaltax, tribute, (public) revenue; windfall, profit, (private) revenuereditusa returning, turning back, going back; return; a revolution, circuit, return; a harvest, yieldfruorto enjoy; to derive pleasure from; to engage (in)pecūniamoney; wealth; cash, ready money, liquid wealth
The English word revenue itself goes back to Latin veniō, through revenire.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
revenue
vectigal: vectigalia (whether public or private income; in Cic., frequently in the latter sense; Vid: Off. 2, 25, 88; Parad., 6, 3): reditus (always in the sing.; that which comes in, return): fructus (returns yielded by a thing, as by an estate, etc.): pecunia: reditus pecuniae (income in ready money). Public revenue, fructus publici (Tac., Ann., 4, 6, 3: if consisting of money, pecuniae vectigales): revenue from mines, pecunia: quae redit ex metallis; pecuniae, quas facio ex metallis: from estates, praediorum fructus; fructus, quem praedia reddunt: to have or derive revenue from anything, pecunias facere or capere ex re: to furnish revenue, in reditu esse: a fixed revenue, statum reditum praestare (Plin., Ep., 3, 19, 5): the expenditure exceeds the revenue, reditum impendia exsuperant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for revenue?
- The usual Latin words for “revenue” are vectīgal, reditus, fruor; also pecūnia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.