generating revenue

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerateandrevenue

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generate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/us
/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/
to cause something ...
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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 ofgenerateandrevenuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A least-cost disposal strategy for managing manure emphasizes lowering costs rather thangeneratingrevenue.
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I fear that that is because management mentality is focused entirely on cutting costs rather than ongeneratingrevenueinnovatively.
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It is thought that tourism has growth potential in creating jobs andgeneratingrevenue.
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They aregeneratingrevenuefrom this as well as generating gas which they can use for heating and other purposes.
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I think that developing countries must offer assistance in the battle against poverty bygeneratingrevenuethrough international trade.
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There are other ways ofgeneratingrevenuethat runs beyond the 10-year period.
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Tourism makes a substantial contribution to the economy in the midlands, providing 240,000 jobs andgeneratingrevenueof at least £900 million.
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There may be many others in which land has been sold off and put to useful purposes,generatingrevenue for public transport that would not otherwise been made available.
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The inevitable consequence of this decline in the system's capacity forgeneratingrevenuehas been a great increase in the amount of funds to be found from elsewhere.
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There was general consensus that tithes were objectionable, but little agreement about what mechanism forgeneratingrevenueshould replace them.
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These changes were important forgeneratingrevenuein the short term.
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Many universities now offer technology-focused camps in the summer as a way of reaching future students,generatingrevenueand providing community service outreach.
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Cottage industries like handloom, furniture, agricultural equipment, woven textiles, and bamboo and cane work have also played vital role ingeneratingrevenuefor the inhabitants.
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By the late 1930s, the company wasgeneratingrevenueof about $5 million annually and was beginning to post strong profit gains.
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Tourism also plays an important role ingeneratingrevenue, with numerous tourist destinations in and around the city.
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According to a study on fiscal incentives, these large incentives hinder the government fromgeneratingrevenuefrom annual taxes from these corporations.
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Financial services companies are a relatively good example of an industry focused ongeneratingrevenueby leveraging data.
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Television programs delivered through new mediums such as streaming online video also bring different possibilities to the traditional methods ofgeneratingrevenuefrom television advertising.
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To continuegeneratingrevenue, an advertising banner sold to non-profit organizations was placed on the top of each page.
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