net contributor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnetandcontributor
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net
adjective[before or after noun]
uk/net/us/net/
left when there is nothing else to be ...
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contributor
noun[C]
uk/kənˈtrɪb.jə.tər/us/kənˈtrɪb.jə.t̬ɚ/
a person who contributes something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with ...
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(Definition ofnetandcontributorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnet contributor
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We are anetcontributor, and the second highest contributor.
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Let us make a deduction from the monthly receipts from the second largestnetcontributorto concentrate minds on the required reforms.
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Some of the difficulties stem from our being anetcontributor.
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In fact, it will be anetcontributorand will be a net beneficiary of structural funding only in subsequent years.
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We believe that as the second highestnetcontributorto the common budget we are being asked for more than our fair share.
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Of course inflation and devaluation have an impact, but the fact remains that we are the second largestnetcontributorto that budget.
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We certainly do not want to stop being anetcontributor.
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Some governments, in their advocacy of the highly debatable principle of the 'netcontributor', are in fact deeply entrenched in their positions.
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We are certainly, massively, the second-largest gross contributor, and certainly the second-largestnetcontributor.
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Despite that, we are the second majornetcontributorto the budget.
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Does he appreciate that, as anetcontributor, we are paying twice?
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Without it in existence at all, over the next financial perspective we would be the largestnetcontributor.
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We reject outright anynetcontributordiscussions, as these deny the basics.
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It is anetcontributormany times over to the provision of its own general funding across the country.
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Therefore, the industry is a considerablenetcontributor.
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On the basis of actual receipts and payments, we are by far the greatestnetcontributor.
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My second example is: how does the presidency intend to achieve a settlement of the so-callednetcontributordebate?
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I repeat that we know we will remain anetcontributor.
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We have seen our rebate reduced by a third in the last year alone, making us even more of anetcontributorthan we were.
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Equally, as a substantialnetcontributor, we have had to be firm in insisting that strict budget discipline is preserved.
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