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Net Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Net? [n] an open fabric woven together at regular intervals [n] a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects [n] game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton [n] a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) [n] an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components; "there was a hole in the network where some of the strands were broken"; "he used a copper frame with copper meshing" [n] the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [adj] conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [adj] remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [v] catch with a net; "net a fish" [v] construct or form a web, as if by weaving [v] make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [v] yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Net: clear \| clear \| earnings \| final \| last \| lucre \| mesh \| meshing \| meshwork \| net income \| net profit \| nett \| nett \| network \| profit \| profits \| reticulation \| sack \| sack up \| take-home \| ultimate \| web Related Terms \| Find terms related to Net: acquire \| afford \| angle \| apprehend \| arabesque \| arrest \| asking price \| avails \| avoirdupois \| bag \| bait \| bait the hook \| balance \| bargain price \| basketry \| basketwork \| be seized of \| beef \| beefiness \| bid \| bid price \| birdlime \| bob \| bola \| box office \| braid \| bring in \| burden \| cancellation \| capital gains \| capitalize on \| capture \| cash in on \| cash price \| catch \| catch out \| circuit \| clam \| clean up \| cleanup \| clear \| clear profit \| coast-to-coast hookup \| cobweb \| coin money \| colander \| come by \| come in for \| come into \| commercialize \| commissions \| contract \| controlled price \| corral \| cramp \| credit \| credits \| cribble \| cribriformity \| cribrosity \| cripple \| 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\| harpoon \| harvest \| hatching \| heaviness \| heft \| heftiness \| hoard \| hobble \| honeycomb \| hook \| hook in \| hookup \| impede \| income \| intake \| interest \| interknit \| interlace \| interlacement \| intertexture \| intertie \| intertissue \| intertwine \| intertwinement \| intertwist \| interweave \| intort \| inveigle \| involve \| jack \| jacklight \| jig \| killing \| knit \| lace \| lacery \| lacework \| lacing \| lame \| land \| lariat \| lasso \| lattice \| latticework \| left \| leftover \| lime \| list price \| liveweight \| loom \| loop \| lucre \| lumber \| lure \| make \| make a killing \| make an arrest \| make money \| make money by \| makings \| market price \| mat \| mesh \| meshes \| meshwork \| nail \| neat price \| neat profit \| neat weight \| net income \| net profit \| net receipts \| net weight \| netting \| network \| noose \| obtain \| odd \| output \| outstanding \| over \| overbalance \| overweight \| package price \| paper profits \| pay \| pay off \| pelf \| percentage \| perk \| perks \| perquisite \| pick up \| pickings \| piece price \| plait \| pleach \| plexure \| plexus \| plug \| ponderability \| ponderosity \| ponderousness \| porosity \| porousness \| pound net \| poundage \| press down \| price list \| prices current \| proceeds \| procure \| produce \| profit \| profits \| pull down \| purse seine \| put under arrest \| quotation \| quoted price \| raddle \| radio links \| rake-off \| realize \| realize on \| reap \| receipt \| receipts \| receivables \| recommended price \| remainder \| remaining \| remanent \| reticle \| reticulation \| reticule \| reticulum \| return \| returns \| revenue \| riddle \| rope \| royalties \| sack \| saddle with \| score \| screen \| screening \| secure \| seine \| seize \| selling price \| shackle \| shrimp \| sieve \| sievelikeness \| snag \| snare \| snarl \| sniggle \| spare \| spear \| spin \| spinner \| splice \| sponge \| spread the toils \| springe \| squid \| still-fish \| stock market quotations \| store \| strainer \| superfluous \| surplus \| surviving \| take \| take captive \| take into custody \| take prisoner \| take-in \| takings \| tangle \| tangle up with \| texture \| throughput \| tissue \| to spare \| toil \| toils \| tonnage \| torch \| tracery \| trade price \| trammel \| trap \| trawl \| trellis \| trelliswork \| trip \| troll \| turn a penny \| turn to account \| turn to profit \| twill \| twine \| twist \| unconsumed \| underweight \| unearned income \| unit price \| unused \| wattle \| wealth \| weave \| weaving \| web \| webbing \| webwork \| weft \| weigh down \| weight \| weightiness \| whale \| wholesale price \| wicker \| wickerwork \| win \| wind \| winnings \| wobbler \| wreathe \| yield See Also \| accumulation \| bear \| benefit \| cage \| catch \| cleanup \| cloth \| computer network \| dividend \| early warning system \| earning per share \| fabric \| fishing net \| fishnet \| gain \| game equipment \| gauze \| goal \| grab \| graticule \| grid \| grillwork \| gross profit \| gross profit margin \| hairnet \| income \| killing \| margin \| markup \| material \| netting \| part \| pay \| percentage \| portion \| profit \| reference grid \| reseau \| reticle \| reticule \| safety net \| save-all \| share \| snood \| spark arrester \| sparker \| system \| take hold of \| textile \| tissue \| trap \| tulle \| veiling \| volleyball net \| weave \| windfall profit \| wirework \| yield Net In Webster's Dictionary \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Netting}.] 1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk. 2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree. \Net\, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit. \Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser. 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] 3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written {nett}.] {Net tonnage} (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc. \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Netting}.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Net Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Net?

[n] an open fabric woven together at regular intervals
[n] a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
[n] game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
[n] a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
[n] an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components; "there was a hole in the network where some of the strands were broken"; "he used a copper frame with copper meshing"
[n] the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
[adj] conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
[adj] remaining after all deductions; "net profit"
[v] catch with a net; "net a fish"
[v] construct or form a web, as if by weaving
[v] make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
[v] yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

Net In Webster's Dictionary

\Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Netting}.]
1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to
   net silk.

2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

         And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.


\Net\, v. i.
To form network or netting; to knit.


\Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.]
1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]

         Her breast all naked as net ivory.    --Spenser.

2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated;
   neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]

3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter,
   as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges,
   deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight,
   etc. [Less properly written {nett}.]

{Net tonnage} (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a
   deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow
   space for crew, machinery, etc.


\Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Netting}.]
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
dollars by the operation.

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