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1. (noun) 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

2. (noun) net
a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

3. (noun) 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)

4. (noun) net
a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

5. (noun) net
game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

6. (adj) net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

7. (adj) net, nett
remaining after all deductions
"net profit"

8. (verb) final, last, net
conclusive in a process or progression
"the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

9. (verb) net, sack, sack up, clear
make as a net profit
"The company cleared $1 million"

10. (verb) net, clear
yield as a net profit
"This sale netted me $1 million"

11. (verb) web, net
construct or form a web, as if by weaving

12. (verb) net, nett
catch with a net
"net a fish"

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Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (adj) Net
without spot; pure; shining

2. (adj) Net
free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc

3. (adj) Net
not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc

4. (verb) Net
to make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk

5. (verb) Net
to take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile

6. (verb) Net
to inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree

7. (verb) Net
to form network or netting; to knit

8. (verb) Net
to produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation

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