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Nouns (56)

net, profit, lucre, profits, earnings, net income, net profit

n. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

net

n. game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

net

n. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

net

n. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

arsenic, As, atomic number 33

n. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar

mesh, net

n. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

output, yield

n. production of a certain amount

yield, fruit

n. an amount of a product

shilling, S, schilling, euro, Austrian Schilling, ?, AS

n. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria

web, net, computer network, network, meshwork, reticulation, networking, computer networking

n. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

return, take, yield, issue, bottom line, payoff, proceeds, takings

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

web, net, network, Internet, WWW, www, Web, internet, World Wide Web, world wide web, WWW3

n. World Wide Web: a system based on hypermedia for accessing Internet sites through hyperlinks

net

n. Internet magazine

Verbs (63)

profit, make a profit

v. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

web, net

v. construct or form a web, as if by weaving

yield, succumb

v. be fatally overwhelmed

gain, benefit, profit

v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

net, nett, catch with a net

v. catch with a net; "net a fish"

sack, net, clear, sack up

v. make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

net, clear

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

grant, yield, concede

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

yield, cease opposition, stop fighting

v. cease opposition; stop fighting

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

yield, give, bring about

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

yield, bear, pay

v. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

yield, soften, relent

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

yield, quail, give way, stop resisting, be overpowered by

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

return, yield, give, generate, render

v. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

Adverbs (4)

equally, as, just as, every bit as

adv. "They were equally beautiful"

Adjectives (5)

net, nett

adj. remaining after all deductions; "net profit"

end, net, final

adj. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

Fuzzynyms (297)

interest

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

remuneration, earnings, wage, pay, salary

n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

reward, wages, payoff

n. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

grille, lattice, wicket

n. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

screen

n. protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)

posterity, descendants

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

kin, family, kinsperson

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

offspring, progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

successor, heir

n. a person who inherits some title or office

descendant, descendent

n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

house, family, household, menage, ménage

n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

dealings, relations

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

place, home

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

interest

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

holding, property, belonging, material possession

n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

investment, investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag

n. goods or money obtained illegally

assist, aid, help

v. give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

serve, help, help to some food, provide with food or drink

v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

serve, dish, put on the table, dish up, serve up, dish out

v. provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

collect, pick up, call for, gather up

v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

compromise, make a compromise

v. settle by concession

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

propitiate, appease

v. make peace with

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

admit, let in, allow in

v. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"

allow, profess, concede, confess

v. admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

abnegate

v. surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

concede

v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

honor, honour, accept as pay

v. accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"

surrender, relinquish

v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

renounce, turn away from, quit, relinquish, foreswear

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

give up, resign, renounce, vacate

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

return, refund, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

shift, stir, agitate, budge

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

submit

v. yield to the control of another

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

crawl, fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

twist

v. form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

twist, bend, deform

v. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

release, free, give up, relinquish

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

obey

v. be obedient to

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

surrender, give up

v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

break, breach, violate, transgress, go against, infract, be in violation of

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

fall

v. yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

yield, soften, relent

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

Synonyms (26)

prey on, profit from, feed off

v. profit from

sack, put in a sack

v. put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

crowning

adj. representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment; "the crowning accomplishment of his career"

eventual

adj. expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating; "hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue"; "if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market"

highest

adj. highest and most significant: "his highest achievement"

last

adj. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

most-distant

adj. (ultimate)

supreme

adj. final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"

Antonyms (25)

disadvantage

n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

loss, deprivation

n. the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

lose, make a loss, lose money, fail to profit

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

break even

v. make neither profit nor loss

come through, make it, pull through, survive

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

stand, remain firm

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

gross

adj. before any deductions; "gross income"

yield as net profit

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