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noun
1‘a dress of dark green net’
SYNONYMS
netting, meshwork, mesh, webbing, tulle, fishnet, openwork, lace, lacework, latticework, lattice
2‘one civil servant, at least, managed to escape the net’
SYNONYMS
trap, booby trap, snare
literary toils
verb
1‘drug busts that netted big criminals both in Panama and America’
SYNONYMS
catch, capture, take captive, trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, bag, hook, land
informal nab, collar
adjective
1‘their net earnings’
SYNONYMS
after taxes, after deductions, take-home, clear, final
British nett
informal bottom line
ANTONYMS
gross
2‘the net result is difficult to predict’
SYNONYMS
final, end, ultimate, concluding, closing
overall, actual, effective
verb
1‘the once-struggling actress has netted £50,000 from interviews since the news broke’
SYNONYMS
earn, make, get, gain, obtain, acquire, accumulate, take home, bring in, pull in, clear, pocket, realize, make a profit of, be paid
fetch, yield, raise
informal rake in
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