| 单词 | net |
| 释义 | net net // noun, adverb, verb
■ noun
SAFETY NET
1 the Net [sing.] = INTERNET: surfing the Net
2 [C,U] (AmE) a net amount or weight: The third quarter net was up 6%.
SPREAD verb
■ adjective (BrE spelling also nett)
1 (Accounting ) [usually before noun] a net amount of money is the amount that remains when nothing more is to be taken away: record net profits of £360 m The salary is €40 000 net of tax. ⇨ GROSS
a net loss/profit/operating loss/operating profit net earnings/income/proceeds/sales
2 [only before noun] final, after all the important facts have been included: The net result is that small shopkeepers are being forced out of business.
net adverb: a salary of €50 000 net Interest on the investment will be paid net (= tax will already have been taken away). ⇨ GROSS
■ verb [+ obj] (-tt-)
1 to earn an amount of money as a profit after you have taken away some of it for tax, etc: After paying all his debts, he netted $50 000. ⇨ GROSS
2 to manage to obtain sth: The deal netted over €200 000. The bonus plan could have netted the group a top CEO.
PHRASAL VERBS
net sth down (to sth); net down (to sth) (Finance ) to take sth away from an amount until only the net amount is left: The $3 extra income per customer from the promotion nets down to $2.50 because it cost $.50 per customer. ◆ (figurative) I could net this section of my talk down to one sentence.
net out at/to sth (Accounting ) to produce an amount of money after some has been taken away for tax and other expenses: They are offering $100 cashback, so the phone nets out at only $50. The short-term payback, when reduced for start-up costs of €442 213, nets out at €624 287. |
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