net (
http://definr.com/net)
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn:
nett]
[ant:
gross]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn:
final,
last]
n 1: an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of
components; "there was a hole in the network where some
of the strands were broken"; "he used a copper frame
with copper meshing" [syn:
network,
mesh,
meshing,
meshwork,
reticulation]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
[syn:
net income,
net profit,
lucre,
profit,
profits,
earnings]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the
playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric woven together at regular intervals [syn:
mesh]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn:
sack,
sack up,
clear]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
[syn:
clear]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn:
web]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn:
nett]