net2

adjective

• 1(of an amount, value, or price) remaining after a deduction, such as tax or a discount, has been made:net earnings per share rose the net worth of the businessOften contrasted with gross (sense 2 of the adjective).
• (of a price) to be paid in full; not reducible.
• (of a weight) excluding that of the packaging or container.
• (of a score in golf) adjusted to take account of a player’s handicap.

• 2(of an effect or result) final or overall:the net result is the same

verb (nets, netting, netted)

• acquire or obtain (a sum of money) as clear profit:they sold their 20% stake, netting a huge profit in the process
• [with two objects] return (profit or income) for (someone):the land netted its owner a turnover of $800,000
• (net something down/off/out) exclude a non-net amount, such as tax, when making a calculation, in order to reduce the amount left to a net sum: the scrap or salvage value should be netted off against the original purchase price