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OP O.Henry stopped me short for a second, with his unusual use
of "revenue":
"But let us revenue to our lamb chops. "
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Rev"e*nue\, n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to
return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See
{Come}.]
1. 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.
Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air
till you know what you are worth. --Gray.
2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.
3. 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.
{Revenue cutter}, an armed government vessel employed to
enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc.
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