net import

collocation in English

meaningsofnetandimport

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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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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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(Definition ofnetandimportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnet import

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In 1920 the totalnetimportwas 19,909, and the totalnetimportin 1924, the last completed year, was 79,600.
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Their basic model, which tries to explainnetimportpenetration, includes stringency of environmental regulations, average ad valorem tariffs, and factor intensity variables.
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Of course, in about 1981, we shall not have anynetimportat all.
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Indeed, those films are a net export and not anetimport.
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Thenetimport—that is, import less all exports—was 3,300 tons.
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But the home market plus thenetimportmarket is a good deal higher than that.
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I do not subscribe to the view that we shouldnetimportthose fruits.
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These reserves should enable us to achieve independence fromnetimportin 1980 and for several years thereafter.
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It is claimed that this would result in anetimportsaving of £220 million a year by 1972–73.
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In addition, there is a largenetimportof a further 10 million to 15 million plugs.
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It is true we export 57,000 tons, but we had anetimportof 154,000 tons last year.
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In the same four periods of time the gross import of gold was respectively £6,197,000, £14,902,000, £17,911,000, and £17,724,000; and thenetimport£3,792,000, £12,608,000, £15,307,000, and £15,629,000.
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I am afraid that anynetimportsaving resulting from the encouragement in the production of these three products would be very precarious indeed.
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I understand that the output will amount to nearly half the nation's oil requirements during 1977 and that by 1980 ournetimportbill should have been eliminated.
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This means, therefore, that, in a few years' time, we could look forward to anetimportsaving of £200 million per annum across the whole range of agricultural production.
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