English > net: 12 senses > noun 3, possession| Meaning | The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
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| Synonyms | net income, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings |
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| Parts | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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| Narrower | accumulation | (finance) profits / profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation |
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| dividend | That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders |
| earning per share | The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock |
| fast buck, quick buck | Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" |
| filthy lucre | shameful profit |
| gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
| killing, cleanup | A very large profit |
| markup | The amount added to the cost to determine the asking price |
| windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit / profit from it |
| Broader | income | The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
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| Spanish | beneficio, beneficio neto, beneficios, ganancia, ganancias, lucro |
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| Catalan | beneficis, guanys, lucre |
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| Verbs | net | yield as a net profit |
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English > net: 12 senses > noun 6, artifact| Meaning | An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals. |
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| Synonyms | network, mesh, meshing, meshwork |
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| Parts | backbone | The part of a network / network that connects other networks / networks together |
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| Narrower | chicken wire | A galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh |
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| gauze, netting, veiling | A net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave |
| hairnet | A small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place |
| reseau | A net or mesh foundation for lace |
| safety net | A large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze |
| save-all | A net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship |
| snood | An ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair |
| spark arrester, sparker | A wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack |
| tulle | A fine / fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns |
| wirework, grillwork | mesh netting made of wires |
| Broader | fabric, cloth, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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| Spanish | malla, red |
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| Catalan | malla, xarxa |
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| Verbs | net | construct or form a web, as if by weaving |
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