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net is the dictionary form of nets Definition of net
net has definitions from the fields of clothing,tennis,games,ice hockey,soccer,business,computer science
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[ adjective ] remaining after all deductions

Synonyms

nett

Examples

"net profit"

2
[ noun ] (clothing) an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components

Synonyms

network reticulation meshwork meshing mesh

Examples

"there was a hole in the network where some of the strands were broken" "he used a copper frame with copper meshing"

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

Synonyms

cyberspace internet

4
[ noun ] a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
5
[ verb ] make as a net profit

Synonyms

sack_up clear sack

Examples

"The company cleared $1 million"

6
[ adjective ] conclusive in a process or progression

Synonyms

last final

Examples

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

7
[ verb ] construct or form a web, as if by weaving

Synonyms

web

8
[ verb ] (business) yield as a net profit

Synonyms

clear

Examples

"This sale netted me $1 million"

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[ noun ] (ice hockey,soccer,games) a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
10
[ noun ] (business) the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Synonyms

profits profit earnings net_profit lucre net_income

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[ verb ] catch with a net

Synonyms

nett

Examples

"net a fish"

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[ noun ] (tennis,games) game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
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[ noun ] (clothing) an open fabric woven together at regular intervals

Synonyms

mesh

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Rhymes with

met's mets' mets gets bets bet's pet's let's pets lets kuznets jets jet's jets' frets sweats steinmetz assets regrets soviet's soviets soviets'

Phonetic and Homophones

N EH1 T S

Similar Spelling

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