Meaning of net in English

Verb
net
Definitions
1. make as a net profit
Examples
- « The company cleared $1 million »
2. yield as a net profit
Examples
- « This sale netted me $1 million »
3. construct or form a web, as if by weaving
4. catch with a net
Examples
- « net a fish »
Classifying Adjective
net
Definitions
1. conclusive in a process or progression
Examples
- « the final answer »
- « a last resort »
- « the net result »
Synonyms
- ultimate
Noun
Net
Etymology
Old English net, nett, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch net and German Netz
Definitions
1. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
2. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
4. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5. game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Qualitative Adjective
net
Etymology
Middle English (in the senses ‘clean’ and ‘smart’): from French net‘neat’; see neat. The sense ‘free from deductions’ is first recorded in late Middle English
Definitions
1. remaining after all deductions
Examples
- « net profit »
Synonyms
- clear
- take-home
Antonyms
- gross

Pronunciation