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net(1) (iou)



net adjective2 & adverb. Also nett. ME.
[French net, (fem.) nette NEAT adjective.]
I. adjective.
Good; neat, trim, smart. ME-E19.
Clean, free from dirt etc.; bright, clear; pure, unadulterated, unmixed. ME-M19.
II. adjective & adverb.
(Of an amount, weight, etc.) free from or not subject to any deduction, remaining after all necessary deductions have been made; (of a price) to be paid in full, not reducible; (of a result etc.) final, overall, emerging after all necessary factors have been taken into consideration. LME.
net of after a deduction has been made for.
S. Sewall Weight..193 pounds, Net. R. R. Marett The net result was that, despite a very fair environment..man [in Australia]..stagnated. B. Webb My net impression was that the Trade Unionists..were..no abler than thirty years ago. M. Meyer The tickets were..cheap, for the net takings amounted to no more than 75. M. Brett Current liabilities..are therefore deducted from current assets..to give net current assets. H. Evans If we put up the cover price by X..but cut the trade margin by Y, we'll end up net.
b. Sold at or based on a net price. L19.
Special collocations: net book a book sold at an established net price; Net Book Agreement, a formal arrangement between some publishers and booksellers, binding the latter not to sell books below the net price. net national product the annual total value of goods produced and services provided in a country, after depreciation of capital goods has been allowed for. net net (of a book) not subject to any discount whatever. net reproduction rate a reproduction rate representing the average number of girls born to each woman of a population who can be expected to reach their mothers' age at the time of birth, calculated from the average fertility rates and death rates of each age-group during the period considered. net system the system of selling books only at the net price. net ton: see TON noun1 2. net tonnage: see TONNAGE noun 5.