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venue
noun
a
place
where
an
event
or
activity
is
held
•
The
wedding
reception
will
take
place
at
a
beautiful
seaside
venue
.
The
wedding
reception
will
take
place
at
a
beautiful
seaside
venue
.
•
Tickets
sold
out
so
quickly
that
the
band
had
to
book
a
larger
venue
for
the
concert
.
Tickets
sold
out
so
quickly
that
the
band
had
to
book
a
larger
venue
for
the
concert
.
Mid-18th
century
:
from
French
,
literally
‘
coming
’,
from
venir
‘
come
’.
noun
LAW
the
district
or
court
where
a
legal
case
is
heard
•
The
defense
lawyer
requested
that
the
venue
of
the
trial
be
changed
due
to
media
attention
.
The
defense
lawyer
requested
that
the
venue
of
the
trial
be
changed
due
to
media
attention
.
•
Jurors
are
selected
from
residents
living
within
the
venue
of
the
court
.
Jurors
are
selected
from
residents
living
within
the
venue
of
the
court
.
Specialized
legal
sense
developed
in
the
United
States
in
the
19th
century
from
the
general
meaning
‘
place
’.
revenue
noun
money
that
a
business
receives
from
selling
its
products
or
services
,
before
any
costs
are
taken
away
•
Online
sales
doubled
last
year
,
pushing
the
company's
revenue
to
a
record
high
.
Online
sales
doubled
last
year
,
pushing
the
company's
revenue
to
a
record
high
.
•
Smartphone
accessories
bring
in
a
small
but
steady
stream
of
revenue
for
the
shop
.
Smartphone
accessories
bring
in
a
small
but
steady
stream
of
revenue
for
the
shop
.
From
Old
French
revenu
“
return
,
income
”,
from
past
participle
of
revenir
“
to
come
back
”,
because
income
‘
comes
back
’
to
the
owner
.
noun
money
that
a
government
receives
from
taxes
,
fees
,
or
other
sources
to
pay
for
public
services
•
Income
tax
provides
a
large
share
of
the
state's
annual
revenue
.
Income
tax
provides
a
large
share
of
the
state's
annual
revenue
.
•
Falling
oil
prices
cut
the
country's
revenue
by
billions
of
dollars
.
Falling
oil
prices
cut
the
country's
revenue
by
billions
of
dollars
.
Same
origin
as
business
sense
:
from
Old
French
revenu
,
past
participle
of
revenir
“
to
come
back
”.
avenue
noun
a
wide
street
in
a
city
or
town
,
often
lined
with
trees
or
important
buildings
•
Tourists
strolled
down
the
tree-lined
avenue
at
sunset
,
taking
photos
of
the
glowing
shop
windows
.
Tourists
strolled
down
the
tree-lined
avenue
at
sunset
,
taking
photos
of
the
glowing
shop
windows
.
•
The
city
council
voted
to
add
a
bike
lane
along
Maple
Avenue
next
year
.
The
city
council
voted
to
add
a
bike
lane
along
Maple
Avenue
next
year
.
Borrowed
into
English
from
French
“
avenue
,”
originally
meaning
“
approach
”
or
“
way
of
access
”;
from
the
verb
“
avenir
” (“
to
come
”).
Its
earliest
English
use
in
the
1600s
described
a
broad
approach
to
a
country
house
,
later
extended
to
urban
streets
.
noun
a
possible
way
of
achieving
something
or
dealing
with
a
problem
•
Online
courses
offer
a
new
avenue
for
lifelong
learning
to
people
in
remote
areas
.
Online
courses
offer
a
new
avenue
for
lifelong
learning
to
people
in
remote
areas
.
•
The
scientist
explored
every
avenue
to
confirm
her
groundbreaking
theory
.
The
scientist
explored
every
avenue
to
confirm
her
groundbreaking
theory
.
The
figurative
meaning
developed
in
the
1800s
from
the
earlier
physical
sense
of
a
broad
approach
,
extending
the
idea
of
a
pathway
to
a
plan
of
action
.
