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net

/nɛt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Net means: make as a net profit.

Synonyms for net36

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

net income, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings

noun, as in an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

network, mesh, meshing, meshwork

noun, as in a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

internet, cyberspace

verb, as in make as a net profit

sack, sack up, clear, gain, take in, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in

verb, as in yield as a net profit

clear, sack, sack up

verb, as in construct or form a web, as if by weaving

web

verb, as in catch with a net

nett

adjective, as in remaining after all deductions

nett, clear, take-home

adjective, as in conclusive in a process or progression

final, last, ultimate

also used for net

reticulation, snare, development, trap, catch, ensnare, entrap

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Opposites of net

gross

What does net mean?12

verb

1

make as a net profit“The company cleared $1 million”

2

yield as a net profit“This sale netted me $1 million”

3

construct or form a web, as if by weaving

4

catch with a net“net a fish”

noun

1

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

2

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

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

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

5

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

6

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

adjective

1

remaining after all deductions“net profit”

2

conclusive in a process or progression“the final answer”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with net?34

three syllables

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Net in a sentence

  • Apart from a rusty pipe, the net was empty.sundown
  • The customers arrive, each carrying a net or basket.AlanF_US
  • You caught the birds, but someone else spread the net.carlosalberto
  • After inventory, there was a net balance of three hundred pesos._undertoad
  • The fishermen's nets are no longer stuffed with fish, but with plastic.Hybrid
  • Whoever goes fishing in the night, must dry their nets the next day.SunnyMoon
  • This net here is to keep off mosquitoes.unknown
  • An own goal occurs when a player scores a goal into his team's net.Hybrid

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Forms of net

as a noun

plural
nets

as a verb

past tense
netted
present participle
netting
third-person singular
nets
past participle
netted