Meaning
proceeds
- revenue
In a sentence
Il ricavo di oggi è stato molto buono.
Today's proceeds were very good.
Il negozio ha registrato un ottimo ricavo questo mese.
The shop recorded very good revenue this month.
Senza clienti, il ricavo non basta mai.
Without customers, the revenue is never enough.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricavo | masculine · singular |
| ricavi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Common in business, accounting, and legal contexts; less natural in everyday speech than soldi guadagnati or incasso.
- Often appears in the plural, ricavi, when talking about a company's revenues in financial statements.
- Don't confuse noun ricavo with verb ricavare; ricavo can also mean something obtained by deduction in technical contexts.