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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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“Our net worth is about $4 million, and we are both 60.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

This figure measures the share of a company’s net income that gets spent each quarter in dividend payouts.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The net inflation effect is even less settled.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Last year, its net sales were about $5.3 billion, down 1% from the year before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He told of fishermen on a river and the sun glinting off the backs of silver fish as they wriggled in the net.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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