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"Net" is the standard spelling (net price, net profit). "Nett" is an older British variant that still appears on price tags in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and India — recognised by dictionaries, but use "net" in your own writing.
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Write 'net' — always safe, standard everywhere.
'Nett' = older British variant, still seen on bills and price tags.
American English never uses 'nett'.
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Net is the standard spelling everywhere — net price, net weight, net profit (the amount after deductions).
Nett is not a mistake: it is an older British variant that survives on price tags and invoices in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and India ("$10 nett"). Dictionaries list it as a variant of net.
Use net in all
0Various online dictionaries say the "nett" is the UK equivalent of "net".
However "net" now seems to be more common than "nett" in the UK. I used to see "nett" in contexts where I would now expect to see "net".
Google (UK sites only):
"net price" 81,700
"nett price" 960
Some of the hits for "net price" are pages where "n
0I have never seen 'nett' in the USA.
0[nq:1]Various online dictionaries say the "nett" is the UK equivalent of "net". However "net" now seems to be more common ... for "net price" are pages where "net" is used to mean "network" in the context of phone and internet service[/nq]
I use "nett" but I recognize that I am in a small minority these days. A pity. It could be a small
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