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net

[ UK /nˈɛt/ ]
[ US /ˈnɛt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
  2. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
  3. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
  4. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  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
VERB
  1. catch with a net
    net a fish
  2. make as a net profit
    The company cleared $1 million
  3. yield as a net profit
    This sale netted me $1 million
  4. construct or form a web, as if by weaving
ADJECTIVE
  1. conclusive in a process or progression
    a last resort
    the net result
    the final answer
  2. remaining after all deductions
    net profit
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