net (2) — OAT

net2

adjective

1 their net earnings:

after taxes, after deductions, take-home, clear, final;

British nett;

informal bottom line.

▷antonyms gross.

2 the net result is difficult to predict:

final, end, ultimate, concluding, closing;

overall, actual, effective.

verb

the once-struggling actress has netted $50,000 from interviews since the news broke:

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.