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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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But hiring was concentrated in education and health services, a field responsible for a disproportionate share of recent U.S. job creation and which added 58,000 net jobs in March.

From The Wall Street Journal

If relentless investor net redemptions force some funds to shrink or sell loans at fire-sale prices, that could drive up borrowing costs across the market and slow new activity, hitting banks’ revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has been helped by the U.S.’s position as a net oil exporter, and it could rise further due to the energy price shock, Morgan Stanley strategists have said.

From The Wall Street Journal

You've been my team, my safety net, and, very often, my family.

From BBC

But these two suffer from the same ailment - they're strikers who are not very good at striking the ball into an opponent's net no matter who they're playing for.

From BBC