nett

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proper noun

A surname.

“nett price; nett weight”

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netcleartake-home
OriginMiddle High German nett ← Old French net ← Latin *nittus →
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Meanings

nett1

adjectivenett (not comparable)
  1. alternativedatednot comparableAlternative spelling of net (remaining after expenses or deductions).

    nett price; nett weight

nounnett (plural netts)

plural netts

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of net.

Nett2

proper nounNett (plural Netts)

plural Netts

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveremaining after all deductions

Similar
netcleartake-home

verbcatch with a net

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net
Broader
catchgrab
Also see
clearnettake-home

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latin*nittus
  2. Old Frenchnet“clean”
  3. Middle High Germannett
  4. EnglishNett

* As a German surname, from Middle High German nett, from Old French net (“clean”), ultimately from Latin *nittus. * As an Irish surname, variant of McNett.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nett

MLA

“nett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nett. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nett,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nett.

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