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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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Yield, for the record, is also different from return; it represents the income generated — like interest and dividends — while return refers to the overall net gain/loss.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Qatar National Bank reported a net profit of 4.65 billion Qatari riyals for the third quarter, up around 4.9% from the same period last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

However that amount has been overshadowed by what he owes to the landlord for the state of the building - and so the Crown Estate says it has now received a net amount of £1.5m.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

William Blair analyst Sharon Zackfia also noted that, as of the end of June, Starbucks already had around $9.4 billion in net debt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Behind the caps was a big piece of driftwood, and under the driftwood was a torn piece of fishing net.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Their spot-kicks were netted by players including future Ballon d'Or winner Pavel Nedved, Berger and Poborsky, who was back at the ground weeks later as a newly signed Manchester United player.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

She says she grossed $300,000 last year and netted $90,000.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

His best finish came in 1976, when he netted just shy of 59,000 votes, though the exact count is contested.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

In Kansas, Prairie Village Detective Ryan Warkentin is tracking similar cases, including a jury-duty rip-off that netted nearly $600,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Now and then he tossed away a chicken bone, which turned to an owl and flew hooting among the netted star-lights.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Wildberries has started using steel netting around some of its warehouses to defend against drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

It landed on the netting on the other side of the wall to tie the score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

France recently sold the last of its New York gold, while upgrading it and netting a gain equivalent to $15 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 6, 2026

Alonso's German double-winning Bayer Leverkusen team of 2023-24 shared out the goals - with nobody netting more than 14 in the Bundesliga.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

We got the mosquito netting and used it, just in case.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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