Net - Definition
net
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net,
nett] [ant: gross]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last,
net]
n 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 [syn: internet,
net, cyberspace]
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) [syn:
net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit,
profits, earnings]
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 [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing,
meshwork]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
[syn: net, sack, sack up, clear]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn:
net, clear]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]