net

Meanings

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

Synonyms

clear, cyberspace, earnings, final, internet, last, lucre, mesh, meshing, meshwork, net income, net profit, nett, network, profit, profits, sack, sack up, web