net
net
- n a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- n a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- n the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- n a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- n game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- n an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- v make as a net profit
- v yield as a net profit
This sale netted me $1 million - v construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- v catch with a net
net a fish - a remaining after all deductions
net profit - s conclusive in a process or progression
the net result
- Plunging prices have left Internet investors battered--and asking again, What are these stocks worth?.
- But on Capitol Hill, in the debate over "net neutrality," it's Old Media 2, New Media 0.
- While the Net is still not entirely ready for business, the pieces are falling into place.