general revenue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneralandrevenue
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general
adjective
uk/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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revenue
noun[U]
uk/ˈrev.ən.juː/us/ˈrev.ə.nuː/
the income that a government or company ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandrevenuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These conservatives also supportedgeneralrevenueexpenditures as well as old age pensions.
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Equity would be provided from tax income, either asgeneralrevenueor from special purpose taxation.
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The motive was to raisegeneralrevenuefor financing industrialization, making this one of the simplest cases in the book.
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Debt used to back retirement schemes could always be issued as part of the general government funding programme, backed by servicing out ofgeneralrevenue.
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Generalrevenuefinancing further subjected it to political whims, including later revolts by middle-class taxpayers against its ' ' undeserving ' ' poor solo mothers.
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As to the use of this money, it is part of thegeneralrevenue.
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No further contributions fromgeneralrevenueare planned.
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Approximately £80 million has been set aside fromgeneralrevenueto cover the costs of planning and land acquisition.
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It is true that the fees of the courts are returned togeneralrevenue.
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If it is intended to take it forgeneralrevenuepurposes, we shall oppose it.
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They may put the savings togeneralrevenueand not expend the money for years.
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Any deficit must therefore be met out of thegeneralrevenuefrom the trade of the port.
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Specific grants, as distinct fromgeneralrevenueor borrowing—were that possible—restrict local authority autonomy.
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Local authorities do not make bids in respect of theirgeneralrevenuespending.
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Revenue support grant is paid to local authorities to help meetgeneralrevenueexpenditure.
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It was not part of thegeneralrevenue.
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These payments are being made from thegeneralrevenueof the colony.
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With the benefit of corporation tax relief and stock appreciation concessions, the cost ingeneralrevenueis about £4 billion to £5 billion each year.
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