You've probably heard the term revenue before, and you might be wondering what that means. Some people just think, "Oh, revenue is just sales and that's that." But there's a little bit more to it than that. In this video, we're going to define revenue specifically and give some examples of the different types of revenues that exist. The definition of revenue is pretty complex, but I'm going to break it down and illustrate it with an example to make it easier to understand. Revenue refers to inflows and enhancements of assets, which can be an increase in assets or the settlement of a liability. This increase or enhancement is a result of some kind of event, such as delivering goods, producing goods, or rendering a service for a service firm. However, revenue is distinguished from something like a gain by the fact that it must be related to the firm's core business operations. A gain, on the other hand, may be a one-time item or something not directly related to the core business. Let's take a look at some examples to differentiate between revenue and a gain. Revenue can come from sales, interest earned on money in the bank, dividends from investments in other firms, or even rent from real estate if the firm owns property. These are all revenue items because they are directly related to the core business and how the firm makes money. On the other hand, let's consider something like a work truck owned by a restaurant owner. While the truck may have been used for the restaurant's operations, if the owner decides to sell it, any gain from the sale would not be considered revenue. Instead, it would be categorized as a gain because it is not directly related to the core business of running a restaurant. Both...