: a machine or container that is used for burning garbage, waste, etc. a machine or container that is used for burning garbage, waste, etc.
Net is the final figure after you've taken expenses off. For instance net wages is wages after tax and other deductions. Net interest is after tax is taken off. Net profit is gross profit after overheads have been deducted.
See net income. Profit, which is also called net income or earnings, is the money a business has left after it pays its operating expenses, taxes, and other current bills.