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[Net]

A net is a device, made of fabric or rope stitched together, used to catch things such as fish or butterflies. Net can also refer to profits.

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To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

Noun
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

Noun
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Noun
a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

Noun
game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

Noun
a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

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

Verb
catch with a net; "net a fish"

Verb
construct or form a web, as if by weaving

Verb
make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

Verb
yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

Adjective S.
conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

Adjective
remaining after all deductions; "net profit"

v. t.
To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

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

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

v. i.
To form network or netting; to knit.

a.
Without spot; pure; shining.

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Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.

a.
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.

v. t.
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Net

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.

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

Net

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

Net

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

Her breast all naked as net ivory.

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

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.

To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

To form network or netting; to knit.

Without spot; pure; shining.

To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

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Usage Examples

Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.

Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look at the variety of things that they are doing. It's all really good, so I am actually encouraged by the fundamentals that underlie usage growth on the Net.

It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.

If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet.

I'm projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million computers on the Net by the end of December 2000, and about 300 million users by that same time.

Man is firmly convinced that he is awake in reality he is caught in a net of sleep and dreams which he has unconsciously woven himself.

I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.

America is becoming more and more dependent upon imports from foreign manufacturers than we are exports from our country in all fields: in appliances, in clothing, even food. This year America may become for the first time in its history a net food importer.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in Net art, which is really a fantastic way of thinking of theater in new ways.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Leap, and the net will appear.

It is very clear that voice communications is moving on to the Internet. In the end, the price that anyone can provide for voice transmission on the Net will trend toward zero.

I'm chairing a UNESCO committee on how to improve global Internet communications for science help third-world people get onto the Net so they can be part of the process.

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

Do not trust your memory it is a net full of holes the most beautiful prizes slip through it.