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ABC
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noun
(= rudiment)
the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
code
Noun
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A code is a set of rules or laws.
Children usually learn their parents' moral code.
Section 244(1) (a) of the Canadian Criminal Code defines assault.
code
Verb
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If something is coded, it is written or stored in a code.
The completed questionnaires were coded by two people.
The wide variety of proteins in the cells are all coded for by the genes in the nucleus.
revenue
Noun
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Revenue is the money that a business receives for doing business, and government receives from taxes.
Higher oil prices should raise government revenue by 13%.
Individual taxpayers today provide a bigger share of our tax revenues than they did before.
The company earned 20% of its revenues from services such as consulting, software and management.
The City is happy because a new source of revenue has been located.