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net

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[ net ]

noun

  1. a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:

    a butterfly net.

  2. a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects:

    a tennis net; a mosquito net.

  3. anything serving to catch or ensnare:

    a police net to trap the bank robber.

  4. a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces.
  5. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.
  6. Often nets. the goal in hockey or lacrosse.
  7. any network or reticulated system of filaments, lines, veins, or the like.
  8. Telecommunications. any network containing computers and telecommunications equipment.
  9. Sometimes Net. Digital Technology. internet (preceded by the, except when used before a noun):

    An overwhelming majority of Americans now have access to the net at home or at work.

  10. Mathematics. the abstraction, in topology, of a sequence; a map from a directed set to a given space.
  11. Net, Astronomy. the constellation Reticulum.
  12. Informal. a radio or television network.


verb (used with object)

, net·ted, net·ting.
  1. to cover, screen, or enclose with a net or netting:

    netting the bed to keep out mosquitoes.

  2. to take with a net:

    to net fish.

  3. to set or use nets in (a river, stream, etc.), as for catching fish.

    Synonyms: trap, capture, seize

  4. to catch or ensnare:

    to net a dangerous criminal.

  5. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) to hit (the ball) into the net.

net

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[ net ]

adjective

  1. remaining after deductions, as for charges or expenses ( gross ):

    net earnings.

  2. sold at a stated price with all parts and charges included and with all deductions having been made.
  3. final; totally conclusive:

    After all that work, what was the net result?

  4. (of weight) after deduction of tare, tret, or both.

noun

  1. net income, profit, or the like.

verb (used with object)

, net·ted, net·ting.
  1. to gain or produce as clear profit.

NET

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  1. National Educational Television.

net

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/ nɛt /

noun

  1. an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh retiary
  2. a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals
    1. a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      net curtains

  3. a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare

    the murderer slipped through the police net

  4. sport
    1. a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal parts
    2. a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over
  5. the goal in soccer, hockey, etc
  6. often plural cricket
    1. a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practice
    2. a practice session in a net
  7. informal.
    short for internet
  8. another word for network
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verb

  1. tr to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare
  2. tr to shelter or surround with a net
  3. intr sport to score a goal

    Rangers netted three times in seven minutes

  4. to make a net out of (rope, string, etc)
  5. intr to hit a shot into the net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

net

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/ nɛt /

adjective

  1. remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc Compare gross

    net profit

  2. (of weight) after deducting tare
  3. ultimate; final; conclusive (esp in the phrase net result )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. net income, profits, weight, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to yield or earn as clear profit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

net

3

the internet domain name for

  1. a company or organization
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

net

  1. What remains after all deductions have been made. ( Compare gross .)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of net1

First recorded before 900; Middle English,  Old English noun net(t); cognate with Dutch, Old Norse net, Gothic nati, German Netz; akin to Latin nōdus “knot”; verb derivative of the noun

Origin of net2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English net, nette “worthy, good, after deductions”; neat 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of net1

Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net

Origin of net2

C14: clean, neat, from French net neat 1; related to Dutch net, German nett
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Example Sentences

“Hence, there might be a net benefit, at least to some females, of breeding within the natal group,” the researchers speculate.

The outcome of the rum feud is critical for both Bacardi and Pernod Ricard, because the winner could net billions in future sales.

Initially these were individuals “from higher net worth circles,” he says, especially as the site launched with benefit auctions.

During the recession net immigration to the U.S. from Mexico fell to zero or less.

In contrast, areas 10 to 20 miles away from city hall gained roughly 15 million net residents.

Specimens were easily collected in a mist net placed across the opening.

But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?

When it was all over Alila was not too tired to play for awhile with a few locusts he had caught in a net.

On the way we were greatly excited to see the bladder of an indicator net smoking.

As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.

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