net
216
5.6
- noun
- /nɛt/
- Specialized
:
beneficio neto
- When tallied in 2007, it was estimated to have a cumulative net worth of some $12 billion.
Examples
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I'll offer you 10% of my net profits, plus 5% of all corporate holdings.
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The findings indicate that socioeconomic status is a strong predictor of transfer, net of these controls.
Academic text (2015) -
Plus half our net income?
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Judge 3 said that when he does receive a financial declaration, "The net income is zero."
Academic text (2017) -
No, I'm not prepared to give a statement of all my net assets at this time!
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Again, the data set consisted of net of fees return, and fees were not investigated.
Academic text (2017) -
Clearly, shorter courses would yield higher net returns for a given earnings gain.
Academic text (2011) -
CBO's review of research indicates that the net cost may be less than $1 billion annually.
Academic text (1999) -
The government used surging budgetary resources to start building a social welfare net that blunted domestic dissent.
Academic text (2013) -
Last quarter, the company's net income rose to a record high of $2 million after all expenses were deducted.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
Money left after you pay all costs and taxes
309
2.3
Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments
20
3.0
Money a person or business keeps after paying costs and taxes
6
3.2
Money left after paying all costs, taxes, and other charges
1
2.3
Money left after paying all costs and taxes
Antonyms
Idioms
- Jargon
3
6.8
A perfect basketball shot that goes through the net without touching the rim or backboard
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.2
A computer program of connected parts that learns from examples to make guesses
- Specialized
1
3.4
Money a company gets from sales after subtracting price reductions, returns, and shipping costs
- UK
1
2.8
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 business noun for the final amount also comes from the old word net meaning 'clean'. So a company's net is the 'clean' result after taking away costs, depreciation, and other charges.