Definitions for net
nɛtnet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. internet, net, cyberspacenoun

   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. netnoun

   a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

3. net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earningsnoun

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

4. netnoun

   a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

5. netnoun

   game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

6. net, network, mesh, meshing, meshworkadjective

   an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

7. net, nettadjective

   remaining after all deductions

   "net profit"

8. final, last, netverb

   conclusive in a process or progression

   "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

9. net, sack, sack up, clearverb

   make as a net profit

   "The company cleared $1 million"

10. net, clearverb

    yield as a net profit

    "This sale netted me $1 million"

11. web, netverb

    construct or form a web, as if by weaving

12. net, nettverb

    catch with a net

    "net a fish"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Netnoun

   The Internet.

   The Web is just part of the Net.

2. Etymology: From neth, net, from nitidus. Compare nitid, neat.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Netnoun

   A texture woven with large interstices or meshes, used commonly as a snare for animals.

   Etymology: nati, Gothick; net , Saxon.

   Poor bird! thoud’st never fear the net, nor lime,
   The pitfall nor the gin. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   He made nets of chequer-work for the chapiters, upon the top of the pillars. 1 Kings vii. 17.

   Impatience intangles us like the fluttering of a bird in a net, but cannot at all ease our trouble. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   The vegetative tribes,
   Wrapt in a filmy net, and clad with leaves. James Thomson.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. net

   A net is an open fabric made of cord or thread intertwined or tied together in a way that it forms a mesh-like structure with spaces in between. It is commonly used for trapping, catching or carrying objects or animals. In the digital world, it can also refer to an interconnected group or system, such as internet or network. Net can also refer to the remaining amount after all deductions have been made from a total, such as net income or net worth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Netverb

   to make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk

2. Netverb

   to take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile

3. Netverb

   to inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree

4. Netverb

   to form network or netting; to knit

5. Netadjective

   without spot; pure; shining

6. Netadjective

   free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc

7. Netadjective

   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

8. Netverb

   to produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation

9. Etymology: [F. See Neat clean.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. net

   The domain name net is a generic top-level domain used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from network, indicating its originally intended purpose was for organizations involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies. However, restrictions were never enforced and the domain is now a general purpose name space. It is still popular with network operators, and is often treated as an alternative to com. net is one of the original top-level domains despite not being mentioned in RFC 920, having been created in January 1985. As of 2011, it is the third most popular top-level domain, after .com and .de. Verisign, the operator of net after acquiring Network Solutions, held an operations contract that expired on 30 June 2005. ICANN, the organization responsible for domain management, sought proposals from organizations to operate the domain upon expiration of the contract. Verisign regained the contract bid, and secured its control over the net registry for another six years. On 30 June 2011, the contract with Verisign was automatically renewed for another six years. This is because of a resolution approved by the ICANN board, which states that renewal will be automatic as long as Verisign meets certain ICANN requirements.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Net

   net, n. an open fabric of twine, &c., knotted into meshes for catching birds, fishes, &c.: anything like a net for keeping out insects, &c.: a meshed bag for holding a woman's hair: machine-made lace of various kinds: a snare: a difficulty.—adj. made of netting or resembling it, reticulate: caught in a net.—v.t. to form into network: to take with a net: to protect with a net, to veil.—v.i. to form network:—pr.p. net′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. net′ted.—ns. Net′-fish, any fish, like the herring, caught in nets—opp. to Trawl-fish and Line-fish; Net′-fish′ery, a place for net-fishing, the business of such fishing; Net′-fish′ing, the method or the industry of fishing with nets.—p.adj. Net′ted, made into a net, reticulated: caught in a net.—ns. Net′ting, act or process of forming network: a piece of network: any network of ropes or wire, esp. for use on shipboard; Net′ting-need′le, a kind of shuttle used in netting.—adjs. Net′ty, like a net; Net′-veined, in entomology, having a great number of veins or nervures like a network on the surface, as in the wings of many Orthoptera; Net′-winged, having net-veined wings.—n. Net′work, any work showing cross lines or open spaces like the meshes of a net. [A.S. net, nett; Dut. net, Ger. netz.]

2. Net

   Nett, net, adj. clear of all charges or deductions—opp. to Gross: lowest, subject to no further deductions.—v.t. to produce as clear profit:—pr.p. net′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. net′ted. [Neat.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. net

   [Usenet] Prefix used to describe people and events related to Usenet. From the time before the Great Renaming, when most non-local newsgroups had names beginning “net.”. Includes net.gods, net.goddesses (various charismatic net.women with circles of on-line admirers), net.lurkers (see lurker), net.person, net.parties (a synonym for boink, sense 2), and many similar constructs. See also net.police.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. net

   In commerce, is the weight of a commodity alone, without the package.

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1. NET

   What does NET stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NET acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Net

   Net vs. Gross -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Net and Gross.

3. Net

   Gross vs. Net -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Gross and Net.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NET

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Net is ranked #141140 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Net surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Net.
   
   55.9% or 66 total occurrences were Asian.
   24.5% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   15.2% or 18 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Computer Network
   • Game Equipment
   • Goal
   • Profit
   • Soccer
   • Trap
   • Weave

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'net ' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2501

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'net ' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3429

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'net ' in Nouns Frequency: #1348

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'net ' in Adjectives Frequency: #326

Anagrams for net »

1. ent

2. ENT

3. ten

How to pronounce net ?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say net in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of net in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of net in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of net in a Sentence

1. Dave Chronister:

   From an individual standpoint, people (on the outside) can also participate in things like theFree Net Project, where they can open an individual VPN connection, basically a private person-to-person network, that can help people in restrictive countries access open internet.

2. Canadian Milos Raonic:

   To come out, and really not know how things are going to go, find your rhythm well early on, do the fundamentals well, dictate the match, I ’m very pleased with that, when I look at the overall picture of my progress, development, I have to be very pleased. I’ve incorporated a lot of new things in my game. I ’m getting more efficient coming forward at the net and I think I ’m able to put more and more pressure on my opponents.

3. Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   The terrorism threat is at an unprecedented level, nowadays, only one out of two people who go to Syria have been detected before they leave. We need to tighten the net on the surveillance of radicalized and dangerous people.

4. Beth Blauer:

   There is nothing so stark than looking at the disproportionate amount of Black and Latino people that are [ contracting and ] dying from this disease, knowing there is no medical safety net for them and also understanding that there are deliberate decisions that aren't taking their best interests in mind, this is the piece that I think has been the most difficult for me.

5. Link Starbureiy:

   The Universe became absurd to me the moment I learned that its geometry is flat, and that Minkowski spacetime is non-net positive (0). One can then deduce that energy can be ported into a spacetime via quantum tunnelling. If/when that's the case, then something can literally be created from 'nothing', hence the absurdity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=net
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Net
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=net
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/net
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=net
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=net
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Net
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=net
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html