Difference between Net and Clear

What is the difference between Net and Clear?

Net as an adjective is remaining after expenses or deductions. while Clear as an adjective is completely transparent in colour

Net

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Remaining after expenses or deductions. Final.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To catch by means of a net. To catch in a trap. To score (a goal). To receive as profit. To fully hedge a position.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mesh of string, cord or rope. A device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. Anything that has the appearance of such a device. A trap. Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form that polyhedron. A computer network. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc. The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

Example sentence: We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence.

Clear

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Completely transparent in colourBright, not dark or obscured.Free of obstacles.Without clouds.Free of ambiguity or doubt.Free of guilt, or suspicion.The sky is said to be clear, when less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.Without a thickening ingredient.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: All the way; entirely.Not near something or touching it.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To remove obstructions or impediments.To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from a matter; to clarify; especially, to clear up.To remove from suspicion; especially of having committed a crimeTo pass without interference; to miss.To become clear.Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.To earn a profit of; to net.To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.

Example sentence: Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

We hope you now know whether to use Net or Clear in your sentence.

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