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adjective

(1) Conclusive in a process or progression

"The final answer"

"A last resort"

"The net result"

(2) Remaining after all deductions

"Net profit"

noun

(3) A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

(4) An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

(5) A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

(6) Game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

(7) A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

(8) The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

verb

(9) Catch with a net

"Net a fish"

(10) Construct or form a web, as if by weaving

(11) Make as a net profit

"The company cleared $1 million"

(12) Yield as a net profit

"This sale netted me $1 million"

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Noun

A mesh of string, cord or rope.
A device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish.
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.

Petri net
A trap.

caught in the prosecuting attorney's net
Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form that polyhedron.
A computer network.
A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.
A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

Synonyms

(mesh): mesh, network
(used for catching or trapping):
(figurative: a trap): snare, trap
(anything that has the appearance of a net): reticulation
(in geometry): development
(in computing): network

Verb

To catch by means of a net.
To catch in a trap.
To score (a goal).

Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.

Synonyms

(catch by means of a net): catch
(to trap): catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap

Adjective

Remaining after expenses or deductions.

net profit ; net weight
Final.

net result; net conclusion

Verb

To receive as profit.

The company nets $30 on every sale.
To fully hedge a position.

Every party is netting their position with a counter-party

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