Meaning of net in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  4. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  5. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /nɛt/

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  1. Verb

    net

    Definitions

    1. make as a net profit

    Examples

    • « The company cleared $1 million »
  2. 2. yield as a net profit

    Examples

    • « This sale netted me $1 million »

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  3. 3. construct or form a web, as if by weaving

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  4. 4. catch with a net

    Examples

    • « net a fish »

  5. Classifying Adjective

    net

    Definitions

    1. conclusive in a process or progression

    Examples

    • « the final answer »
    • « a last resort »
    • « the net result »

    Synonyms

  6. 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
  7. 2. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

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  8. 3. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

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  9. 4. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
  10. 5. game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
  11. 6. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

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  12. 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 »

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    Antonyms

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