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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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Tesla stock makes up some 85% of his net worth, and when shares of SpaceX start trading, he plans to buy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The company expects net sales to decline 3% to 4% year over year, while analysts had anticipated sales would rise slightly.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The net expense ratio will be 1.15% until at least July 28.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Williams' first strike of the ball left fans wondering if the all-time great had lost her touch as she planted a volley from close range into the net.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Holding the net out in front of me as if I were carrying a couple of poison snakes, I started for home.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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