net

Noun

• (n.) internet, net, cyberspace (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.) net (a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects)
• (n.) net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
• (n.) net (a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey))
• (n.) net (game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton)
• (n.) net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

Verb

• (v.) net, sack, sack up, clear (make as a net profit) "The company cleared $1 million"
• (v.) net, clear (yield as a net profit) "This sale netted me $1 million"
• (v.) web, net (construct or form a web, as if by weaving)
• (v.) net, nett (catch with a net) "net a fish"

Adjective

• (adj.) net, nett (remaining after all deductions) "net profit"
• (adj.) final, last, net (conclusive in a process or progression) "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"