net drain

collocation in English

meaningsofnetanddrain

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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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drain
noun
uk
/dreɪn/us
/dreɪn/
a pipe or channel that is used to carry away waste matter and water from a building, or an opening in the road that rain water can ...
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(Definition ofnetanddrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnet drain

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If he survives his working years, he is again anetdrainon others.
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In the first quarter of 1948 thenetdrainwas £147,000,000, and in the second quarter £107,000,000.
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It will not be anetdrainon the balance of payments.
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Unless and until the budgetary system is changed, that hugenetdrainwill continue.
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It is anetdrainon the board's resources.
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We believe them to be anetdrainon police resources.
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It is no answer to say that the stimulus of entry will boost growth by several times thatnetdrain.
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That qualifies for investment grant, but it is perfectly possible for that refinery or chemical plant to be anetdrainon the balance of payments.
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Are we to say that, to arrive at the net drained weight, the pineapple is to be weighed immediately the tin is emptied?
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How, in these circumstances, can one define what is the net drained weight of anything?
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How do you prove what the net drained weight was?
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Of course "net drained weight" may be a very convenient phrase if it is somewhere defined.
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