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Refers to an amount of money or a weight after all tare, taxes, or other costs have been deducted. It is the pure amount or pure weight that remains.
Von meinem Bruttogehalt von 3000 Euro bleiben netto nur etwa 2100 Euro übrig.
From my gross salary of 3,000 euros, only about 2,100 euros remain net.
'Netto' (net) is an adjective that is not declined. It always keeps the form 'netto', regardless of which noun it refers to or where it stands in the sentence.
Das Nettogehalt ist der Betrag, der nach allen Abzügen übrig bleibt.
The net salary is the amount that remains after all deductions.
The word 'netto' (net) is almost always conceptually contrasted with 'brutto' (gross, before deductions). To understand 'netto', it is helpful to know this pair of terms.
Vom Bruttogehalt gehen Steuern ab, dann erhält man das Nettogehalt.
Taxes are deducted from the gross salary, and then you receive the net salary.
In financial and commercial contexts, 'netto' (net) is often used in fixed combinations. Typical examples are 'Nettogehalt' (net salary), 'Nettopreis' (net price), and 'Nettogewicht' (net weight).
Auf der Rechnung müssen der Netto- und der Bruttopreis ausgewiesen sein.
The net price and the gross price must be shown on the invoice.
In the meaning of 'im Endeffekt' (in effect) or 'unterm Strich' (bottom line), 'netto' is used mainly in informal spoken language.
Wir haben viel diskutiert, aber netto haben wir nichts entschieden.
We discussed a lot, but in the end we didn't decide anything.
pure / in
'rein' and 'netto' can both express that something is meant without anything additional. But 'rein' is much more general: it can mean 'pure', 'unmixed', or also 'only'. 'netto' is used mainly for money, weight, or results after deductions, for example without taxes or packaging. Learners may confuse the words because people sometimes speak of a 'reiner Betrag' (pure amount) and a 'Nettobetrag' (net amount). As a practical rule: with salary, price, or weight, 'netto' is usually more precise; for 'only' or 'pure', 'rein' is more likely to fit.
Nach Abzug der Steuern verdient sie 2200 Euro netto.
After taxes are deducted, she earns 2,200 euros net.
Das war eine rein private Entscheidung und hatte nichts mit der Arbeit zu tun.
That was a purely private decision and had nothing to do with work.