net

Adjective

• conclusive in a process or progression
  • the final answer
    
  • a last resort
    
  • the net result
    

• remaining after all deductions
  • net profit
    

Noun

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

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

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

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

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

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

Verb

• catch with a net
  • net a fish
    

• construct or form a web, as if by weaving

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

• make as a net profit
  • The company cleared $1 million
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  final , last , nett , network , mesh , meshing , meshwork , net income , net profit , lucre , profit , profits , earnings , internet , cyberspace , web , clear , sack , sack up