adjectiveIntermediate

net

US

/nɛt/

UK

/nɛt/

Meaning

Remaining after costs, tax, or other deductions have been taken away.

खर्च, टैक्स या दूसरी कटौतियाँ घटाने के बाद बची हुई राशि या मात्रा।

Examples

“After tax and insurance, her net salary is enough to cover rent and bills.”

net + financial nounsalary

“The company reported a net profit of two million rupees last year.”

net + financial nounbusiness

“The net weight of the rice is five kilograms, excluding the bag.”

net weightexcluding packaging

Useful patterns

net + income, salary, profit, or earningsnet of + costs, tax, or feesnet weight excludes packagingnet amount after deductions

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net incomenet salarynet profitnet earningsnet weightnet amount

Common mistakes

Not natural: My net salary is the amount I earn before tax.

Better: My gross salary is the amount I earn before tax.

Net salary is what remains after deductions; the amount before deductions is gross salary.

कटौतियों के बाद मिलने वाली तनख्वाह net salary होती है; कटौतियों से पहले वाली gross salary होती है।

Not natural: The net weight includes the box.

Better: The gross weight includes the box.

Net weight excludes packaging, while gross weight includes the product and its packaging.

Net weight में पैकेजिंग शामिल नहीं होती, जबकि gross weight में सामान और उसकी पैकेजिंग दोनों शामिल होते हैं।

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after-taxtake-homeremainingresidual
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grossbefore deductions

Learner tip

For pay and prices, net means after deductions; gross means before them. For weight, net excludes the packaging.

तनख्वाह और कीमतों में net का मतलब कटौतियों के बाद और gross का मतलब उनसे पहले होता है। वजन में net पैकेजिंग को छोड़कर होता है।

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What does net income usually mean?

Net income का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब होता है?