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Adjective
  • conclusive in a process or progression
    • the final answer
    • a last resort
    • the net result
  • remaining after all deductions
    • net profit
Noun
  • an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
  • game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
  • a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
  • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  • a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
  • a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Verb
  • catch with a net
    • net a fish
  • construct or form a web, as if by weaving
  • yield as a net profit
    • This sale netted me $1 million
  • make as a net profit
    • The company cleared $1 million
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