Definition of Net

Noun

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
  network mesh meshing meshwork
• game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
  
• a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
  
• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  - net income - net profit lucre profit profits earnings
• a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
  
• a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
  internet cyberspace

Verb

• catch with a net
  "net a fish"
  nett
• construct or form a web, as if by weaving
  web
• yield as a net profit
  "This sale netted me $1 million"
  clear
• make as a net profit
  "The company cleared $1 million"
  sack - sack up clear

Adjective

• conclusive in a process or progression
  "the final answer"
  "a last resort"
  "the net result"
  final last
• remaining after all deductions
  "net profit"
  nett

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