Recurring revenue & contract metrics · Working
Licence revenue
Also called: license revenue
ELI5
Revenue earned from granting specified software, content or intellectual-property rights.
Used in conversation
“The number is useful only if everyone calculates licence revenue the same way.”
Pitch context
You will see “Licence revenue” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches recurring revenue & contract metrics.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret recurring revenue & contract metrics without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16