Meanings
- After expenses or deductions.
Under Willes the Times' circulation has increased on net, but at a price.
1999 August 9, “Tear down walls, or hit them?”, in Forbes1 more example
The alternative interpretation is to read "shall have been encreased during such time" as "shall have been encreased on net during such time," thereby prohibiting the appointment of a congressional member to an office only when the emoluments of the office are greater at the time of appointment than they were at the start of the member's term.
2009 May 20, “Statutory Rollback of Salary to Permit Appointment of Member of Congress to Executive Office”, in U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2024Synonyms: overall, on balance, all things considered
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseAfter expenses or deductions.
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on net. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20net
“on net.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20net. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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