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net

2[net] adjective, noun, verb, net⋅ted, net⋅ting.
–adjective
1. remaining after deductions, as for charges or expenses (opposed to gross ): net earnings.
2. sold at a stated price with all parts and charges included and with all deductions having been made.
3. final; totally conclusive: After all that work, what was the net result?
4. (of weight) after deduction of tare, tret, or both.
–noun
5. net income, profit, or the like.
–verb (used with object)
6. to gain or produce as clear profit.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; var. of neat 1


net⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
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Financial Dictionary

net

  1. For the closing transaction in a security, the difference between net proceeds from the sale and the total outlay for the purchase.

  2. See net income.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: net
Function: adjective
Etymology: Anglo-French, clean, pure, from Latin nitidus bright, neat, from nitEre to shine
: remaining after deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss net proceeds> —compare GROSS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: net
Pronunciation: 'net
Function: noun
: NETWORK nets —E. B. Steen & Ashley Montagu>
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