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Meaning of net

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  net
      adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {net},
             {nett}] [ant: {gross}]
      2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
         "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last},
         {net}]
      n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
           computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to
           facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {internet},
           {net}, {cyberspace}]
      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}, {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 of string or rope or wire woven together at
         regular intervals [syn: {net}, {network}, {mesh}, {meshing},
         {meshwork}]
      v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
           [syn: {net}, {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
      2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn:
         {net}, {clear}]
      3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}, {net}]
      4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {net}, {nett}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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