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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

revenue

When do you use revenue in singular, when you use it in plural?Please give me examples.

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It's usually uncountable, but not always. com with revenue or revenues and you're going to have real examples from American business news.

  • It's usually uncountable, but not always.
  • com with revenue or revenues and you're going to have real examples from American business news.
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It's usually uncountable, but not always.

Why don't you do what I told you to:

Search (top of the page Search box)
http://www.businessweek.com
with
revenue
or
revenues

and you're going to have real examples from Ameri
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Hi, I have searched, but you wrote:

State-owned enterprises have had high quality products and have taken a high share of the import-export market with great contributions to the revenues of the state.

Why did you write revenues but not revenue?Please tell me the difference btw revenues and revenue in this context?

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revenues:
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Partygaming revenues surge by 50%
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5202088.stm

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Last year was also the first when more than 50% of BBC Worldwide's
revenues came from overseas sales, excluding joint ventures and on
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Tung QuocHi, I have searched, but you wrote:

State-owned enterprises have had high quality products and have taken a high share of the import-export market with great contributions to the revenues of the state.

Why did you write revenues but not revenue?Please tell me the difference btw revenues and revenue in
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Thanks,

I also think so. I always see them used interchangeableably.

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However, for
national revenue
(of a country)
you use the singular only.

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