Business & revenue models · Core
Revenue model
Also called: monetisation model, monetization model
ELI5
How the organisation gets paid.
Used in conversation
“The revenue model is subscription plus usage overage.”
Definition
The specific ways an organisation earns income from customers, users, partners or assets.
Here “Revenue model” means: The specific ways an organisation earns income from customers, users, partners or assets.
Pitch context
You will see “Revenue model” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- Revenue modelThe same visible label “Revenue model” names different concepts.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16