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to net

to net

9 3.5
To get money after paying costs and taxes
  • verb
  • /nɛt/
translation icon : obtener
  • The investment strategy is expected to net investors a significant profit by the end of the year.
  • net a profit
  • net $100 million
  • expect to net

I think results net overall in a loss.

Examples

  • In a typical thirty-day period, it nets its investors $88,000.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Reaching the main draw nets a surfer at least $8,000, more if he advances.

    Blog text (16)
  • Actually, the claim alone would net us more than the movie would lose.

  • ..could net Parker an extra half a million dollars in gold.

  • Our little acre alone will net hundreds of thousands.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Can your continued cooperation net you something more out of the deal?

    Blog text (21)
  • In practice, the independent artist is unlikely to net anywhere near the 65% we estimated.

    Blog text (10)
  • Do you know what this play would net it's author in today's market?

  • If you land a 2 percent response rate, you'll net 200 sales for a gross profit of $10,000.

    Blog text (13)
  • Obviously, that production is unsustainable, but it might net the 32-year-old a multiyear deal or a starting gig.

    Blog text (6)

Synonyms

to clear
vsto net
  • Specialized
154 6.0

To earn a net profit after expenses

specifically means earn profit after expenses not settling payments

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

Idioms

To look in more places to find someone or something

3 6.8

A perfect basketball shot that goes through the net without touching the rim or backboard

Phrasal Verbs

Throw a fishing net into the water to catch fish

To catch fish with a net

Compounds

68 3.4

A system that helps people, usually with money, when they are in trouble

net income
  • Specialized
20 3.0

Money a person or business keeps after paying costs and taxes

net profit
  • Specialized
6 3.2

Money left after paying all costs, taxes, and other charges

5 1.4

A net people pull through water to catch fish

The back part of a goal where the ball goes when a player scores

4 1.6

A fine screen that hangs over a bed to stop mosquitoes from biting you

drift net
  • Specialized
3 5.1

A large fishing net that floats and moves with the water to catch fish

gill net
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A vertical net that catches fish by trapping their gills

neural net
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A computer program of connected parts that learns from examples to make guesses

A high net dividing the court that the ball must go over in volleyball

net sales
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Money a company gets from sales after subtracting price reductions, returns, and shipping costs

1 2.9

A large strong net placed under acrobats to catch them if they fall

1 2.8

Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in

1 2.9

How heavy something is without its packaging

A net with a long handle that helps you lift a caught fish from the water

3.4

In tennis a served ball that hits the net but lands in the service box and must be served again

net estate
  • Specialized
7.5

The money and property left for people after paying debts, funeral, and other costs

4.4

A sweet melon with green flesh and a net-like rind

net ton
  • Specialized
4.0

A measure of weight used in the United States equal to 2,000 pounds

neural net
  • Specialized
5.2

A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control movement or senses

pound net
  • Specialized
8.3

A large net that guides fish into an enclosed area where they cannot escape

trammel net
  • Specialized
9.3

A fishing net with three layers that traps fish in the loose middle layer

trawl net
  • Specialized
4.9

A large cone-shaped net pulled along the sea bottom or through deep water to catch fish

How Profitable

to net
9 3.5
to break even
27 3.3

Surface Forms

net infinitive
netted past
netted past participle
netting present participle
nets third person singular

Etymology

Net as a verb meaning to earn after costs comes from the old adjective net meaning 'clean' or 'clear'. So to net money is to remove costs and keep the 'clean' amount left.