| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something obtained, received |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, allowance, annuity, award, benefit, bonus, commission, dividend, donation, earnings, fortune, gain, gift, grant, income, increment, inheritance, net, premium, prize, proceeds, profit, remuneration, return, reward, riches, salary, security, wages, wealth, winnings |
| Notes: | acquisition is a material possession while an acquirement is a personal skill or knowledge that one gains |
| Main Entry: | payment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fee; installment of fee |
| Synonyms: | acquittal, advance, alimony, amends, amortization, amount, annuity, award, bounty, cash, defrayal, defrayment, deposit, disbursement, discharge, down, fee, hire, indemnification, outlay, part, pay-off, paying, pension, portion, premium, quittance, reckoning, recompense, redress, refund, reimbursement, remittance, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, return, reward, salary, settlement, subsidy, sum, support, wage |
| Main Entry: | pension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefits paid after retirement |
| Synonyms: | IRA, allowance, annuity, gift, grant, payment, premium, retirement account, reward, social security, subsidy, subvention, superannuation, support |
| Main Entry: | revenue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | income, profit |
| Synonyms: | acquirement, annuity, bottom line, cash flow, credit, dividend, earnings, emolument, fruits, fund, gain, gate*, get*, gravy, handle*, interest, means, net, pay, payoff, perquisite, proceeds, receipt, resources, return, reward, salary, split*, stock, strength, take*, takings, wages, wealth, yield |
| Antonyms: | debt, payment |
| Concept: | Acquisition. |
| Category: | 1. Property in general |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
acquisition; gaining; obtainment; procuration, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift., recovery, retrieval, revendication, replevin; redemption, salvage, trover., find, trouvaille, foundling., gain, thrift; money-making, money grubbing; lucre, filthy lucre, pelf; loaves and fishes, the main chance; emolument (remuneration)., profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit; avails; income (receipt); proceeds, produce, product; outcome, output; return, fruit, crop, harvest; second crop, aftermath; benefit (good)., sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool; pot; wealth., [Fraudulent acquisition] subreption; obreption; stealing.
-verbs
acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather; collect (assemble); pick, pickup; glean., find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest., profit; make profit, draw profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket (wealth) [more]., treasure up (store); realize, clear; produce; take., get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy, redeem, come by one's own., come by, come in for; receive; inherit; step into a fortune, step into the shoes of; succeed to., get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession., be profitable; pay, answer., accrue (be received).
-adjectives
acquiring, acquired; profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative.
-phrases
lucri causa.
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| Antonyms: | loss |
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| Concept: | Payment. |
| Category: | 4. Monetary Relations |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
payment, defrayment; discharge; acquittance, quittance; settlement, clearance, liquidation, satisfaction, reckoning, arrangement., acknowledgment, release; receipt, receipt in full, receipt in full of all demands; voucher., repayment, reimbursement, retribution; pay(reward); money paid (expenditure)., ready money (cash); stake, remittance, installment., payer, liquidator.
-verbs
pay, defray, make payment; paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance; cash, honor a bill, acknowledge; redeem; pay in kind., pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing; pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs; do the needful; shell out, fork out; come down with, come down with the dust; tickle the palm, grease the palm; expend; put down, lay down., discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of; foot the bill; account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with; strike a balance; settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with; quit scores; wipe off old scores, clear off old scores; satisfy; pay in full; satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands; clear, liquidate; pay up, pay old debts., disgorge, make repayment; repay, refund, reimburse, retribute; make compensation.
-adjectives
paying paid; owing nothing, out of debt, all straight; unowed, never indebted.
-adverbs
to the tune of; on the nail, money down.
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| Antonyms: | nonpayment |
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