a nett amount of money is the amount that remains when nothing more is to be taken away
Example:
- a nett profit of £500
- nett income/earnings (= after tax has been paid)
- What do you earn nett of tax?
the nett weight of something is the weight without its container or the material it is wrapped in
Example:
- 450 gms nett weight
final, after all the important facts have been included
Example:
- The nett result is that small shopkeepers are being forced out of business.
- Canada is now a substantial nett importer of medicines (= it imports more than it exports).
- a nett gain