to net
- verb
- /nɛt/
- 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.
- I think results net overall in a loss.
Examples
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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.
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..could net Parker an extra half a million dollars in gold.
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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?
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If you land a 2 percent response rate, you'll net 200 sales for a gross profit of $10,000.
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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 earn a net profit after expenses
Antonyms
Idioms
- Jargon
A perfect basketball shot that goes through the net without touching the rim or backboard
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A computer program of connected parts that learns from examples to make guesses
- Specialized
Money a company gets from sales after subtracting price reductions, returns, and shipping costs
- UK
Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in
In tennis a served ball that hits the net but lands in the service box and must be served again
- Specialized
The money and property left for people after paying debts, funeral, and other costs
- Specialized
A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control movement or senses
- Specialized
A large net that guides fish into an enclosed area where they cannot escape
- Specialized
A fishing net with three layers that traps fish in the loose middle layer
- Specialized
A large cone-shaped net pulled along the sea bottom or through deep water to catch fish
How Profitable
Surface Forms
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.