Dictionary definition · net
noun
- 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
verb
- make as a net profit"The company cleared $1 million"
- 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"
adjective
- remaining after all deductions"net profit"
- conclusive in a process or progression"the final answer"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).