Net
- noun - fishing net
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We couldn’t believe the number of fish hauled (= pulled) in from our fishing nets this morning.
2. adj - what’s
left when there is there is nothing else to be taken away
- John really wants to go on holiday. Unfortunately,
his net income (= income after tax is paid) is only
enough to cover his monthly expenses.
3. verb -
to get sth good or to earn a lot of money from sth
- Sally netted
herself a small fortune when she sold her company recently.
- Matt was overjoyed when he netted himself his dream job with a big law firm.
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