Meaning of net in English
Verb
netDefinitions
1. make as a net profitExamples
- « 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
netDefinitions
1. conclusive in a process or progressionExamples
- « the final answer »
- « a last resort »
- « the net result »
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Noun
NetEtymology
Old English net, nett, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch net and German NetzDefinitions
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
netEtymology
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 EnglishDefinitions
1. remaining after all deductionsExamples
- « net profit »
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