The highest-paid official in Ireland is the Governor-General of the Free State: £IO,OOO a year. The word “nett” is a commercial adaptation of “neat,” derived from a Latin word meaning shining, clear. “Nett” means clear, pure, genuine, unadulterated. Hence, nett means clear produce, to acquire as a neat or clean advantage or profit, clear of all deductions or discount.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19258, 20 December 1930, Page 31 (Supplement)
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