| Main Entry: | net |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profiting |
Synonyms: |
after deductions, after taxes, clear, excluding, exclusive, final, irreducible, pure, remaining, take-home, undeductible |
Antonyms: |
unprofitable |
| Main Entry: | net |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mesh, web |
Synonyms: |
cloth, fabric, lace, lacework, lattice, netting, network, openwork, reticulum, screen, tracery |
| Main Entry: | net |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | capture |
Synonyms: |
bag*, catch, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, hook*, lasso, nab, trap |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | net |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain after expenses |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, bring in, clean up, clear, earn, make, profit, realize, reap |
Antonyms: |
gross |
| Main Entry: | acquisition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something obtained, received |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, achievement, allowance, annuity, award, benefit, bonus, commission, dividend, donation, earnings, fortune, gain, gift, grant, income, increment, inheritance, net, premium, prize, proceeds, profit, remuneration, return, reward, riches, salary, security, wages, wealth, winnings |
| Notes: | acquisition is a material possession while an acquirement is a personal skill or knowledge that one gains |
| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in wait; attack |
Synonyms: |
ambuscade, assail, assault, box in, bushwhack, decoy, dry gulch, ensnare, entrap, hem in, hide, hook*, jap, jump, lay for, lurk, net, set trap, surprise, surround, trap, wait, waylay |
| Main Entry: | amount |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total |
Synonyms: |
addition, aggregate, all, bad news, body, budget, cost, damage*, entirety, expense, extent, list, lot, net, outlay, output, price tag, product, quantum, score, set-back, sum, tab, tidy sum, whole |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch |
Synonyms: |
acquire, apprehend, capture, collar, gain, get, hook, kill, land, nab, nail, net, seize, shoot, take, trap |
Antonyms: |
lose |
| Main Entry: | bottom line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indispensable content |
Synonyms: |
basis, conclusion, core, crux, determination, essence, fiber, final decision, fundamentals, income, key point, last word, loss, main idea, main point, main thing, meat and potatoes, name of the game, net, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, point, profit, reality, sum and substance, what it's all about, whole story |