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net earnings

net earnings noun: earnings of a person after deduction of all taxes, social security charges and other obligatory payments; the take-home pay.

Noun

net earnings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Earnings of a person after deduction of all taxes, social security charges and other obligatory payments; the take-home pay.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Earnings of a company after all expenses, depreciation and taxes have been deducted from the gross income.

Questions about net earnings

What does net earnings mean?
Net earnings means earnings of a person after deduction of all taxes, social security charges and other obligatory payments; the take-home pay.
What part of speech is net earnings?
Net earnings is a noun.

Words near net earnings in the dictionary

  1. net curtains
  2. net deck
  3. net decked
  4. net decking
  5. net decks
  6. net earnings
  7. net exporter
  8. net exporters
  9. net force
  10. net forces
  11. net gun

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