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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024net1 /nɛt/USA pronunciation n., v., net•ted, net•ting. n. - Textiles a fabric made up of evenly sized open mesh:[uncountable]curtains of net.
- a bag or other piece of such meshed fabric, for catching fish or other animals:[countable]a butterfly net.
- [countable] a piece of net designed for another specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games, or to protect against insects.
- Sport[countable] the goal in hockey or soccer.
- Telecommunications[countable] a computer or telecommunications network.
v. [~ + object] - to take with a net:to net fish.
- to catch:The police netted one of the criminals trying to escape.
- Sport(in racket games) to hit (the ball) into the net.
net2 /nɛt/USA pronunciation adj., n., v., net•ted, net•ting. adj. - (of an amount of money) remaining after nothing further needs to be subtracted or allowed for (opposed to gross): [before a noun]net price; net earnings.[after a noun]:earned $200 net.
- final;
ultimate; after all events have taken place:[before a noun]a net result. - (of weight) after deducting the amount of weight for the container or wrapping: [before a noun]The net weight is six grams.[after a noun]weighs six grams net.
n. [countable* usually singular] - net income, profit, etc. (opposed to gross):What's your net after taxes?
v. [~ + object] - to gain or produce as clear profit:netted over $150 million.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024net1 (net),USA pronunciation n., v., net•ted, net•ting. n. - a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:a butterfly net.
- a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects:a tennis net; a mosquito net.
- anything serving to catch or ensnare:a police net to trap the bank robber.
- Textilesa lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces.
- (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.
- Often, nets. the goal in hockey or lacrosse.
- any network or reticulated system of filaments, lines, veins, or the like.
- the Net, the Internet.
- Mathematicsthe abstraction, in topology, of a sequence;
a map from a directed set to a given space. - Telecommunicationsany network containing computers and telecommunications equipment.
- Astronomy(cap.) the constellation Reticulum.
- Informal Termsa radio or television network.
v.t. - to cover, screen, or enclose with a net or netting:netting the bed to keep out mosquitoes.
- to take with a net:to net fish.
- to set or use nets in (a river, stream, etc.), as for catching fish.
- to catch or ensnare:to net a dangerous criminal.
- (in tennis, badminton, etc.) to hit (the ball) into the net.
- bef. 900; Middle English net (noun, nominal), netten (verb, verbal), Old English net(t) (noun, nominal); cognate with Dutch, Old Norse net, Gothic nati, German Netz
net′ta•ble, adj. net′like′, adj. - 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seize, capture, trap.
net2 (net),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., net•ted, net•ting. adj. - remaining after deductions, as for charges or expenses (opposed to gross):net earnings.
- sold at a stated price with all parts and charges included and with all deductions having been made.
- final;
totally conclusive:After all that work, what was the net result? - (of weight) after deduction of tare, tret, or both.
n. - net income, profit, or the like.
v.t. - to gain or produce as clear profit.
- 1300–50; Middle English; variant of neat1
net′ta•ble, adj. NET, - National Educational Television.
net1, + n. - the Net, the Internet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: net /nɛt/ n - an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh
- a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals
- a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc
- a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare: the murderer slipped through the police net
- a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal parts
- a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over
- the goal in soccer, hockey, etc
- (often plural) a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practice
- a practice session in a net
- informal
short for internet - another word for network
vb (nets, netting, netted)- (transitive) to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare
- (transitive) to shelter or surround with a net
- to make a net out of (rope, string, etc)
- (intransitive) to hit a shot into the net
Etymology: Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net net, nett /nɛt/ adj - remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc: net profit
Compare gross - (of weight) after deducting tare
- ultimate; final; conclusive (esp in the phrase net result)
n - net income, profits, weight, etc
vb (nets, netting, netted)- (transitive) to yield or earn as clear profit
Etymology: 14th Century: clean, neat, from French net neat1; related to Dutch net, German nett |