Net. Clear of all charges or deductions, as actual profit or actual loss. The net earnings of a stock
company are the earnings left after deducting expenses. Brokers in the outside or curb market in
stocks often take an order net, which means that the customer will deliver or receive the stock, as
the case may be, at a fixed price. The broker receives no commission but is allowed to make as
much on the transaction for himself as he can.