net

Adjective
  1. Remaining after all deductions (synset 301586869)
    "net profit"
    similar to:
    • clear - clear of charges or deductions
    • take-home - (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes
    same as: nett
  2. Conclusive in a process or progression (synset 301583536)
    "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
    similar to: ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
    same as: final, last
Noun
  1. A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange (synset 103585784)
    is a type of: computer network - (computer science) a network of computers
    same as: cyberspace, internet
  2. A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects (synset 103825534)
    is a type of: trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
    subtypes:
    • brail - a small net used to draw fish into a boat
    • fishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
  3. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (synset 113279261)
    is a type of: income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
    subtypes:
    • earning per share - the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
    • windfall profit - profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
    • cleanup, killing - a very large profit
    • fast buck, quick buck - quick or easy earnings
    • filthy lucre - shameful profit
    • gross profit, gross profit margin, margin - (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
    • markup - the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
    • accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
    • dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
    has: part, percentage, portion, share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
    same as: earnings, lucre, net income, net profit, profit, profits
  4. A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) (synset 103825858)
    referred to in:
    • field hockey, hockey - a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
    • association football, soccer - a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
    is a type of: goal - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
    subtypes: cage - the net that is the goal in ice hockey
  5. Game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton (synset 103825694)
    is a type of: game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
    subtypes: volleyball net - the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass
  6. An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals (synset 103825135)
    is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
    subtypes:
    • chicken wire - a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences
    • gauze, netting, veiling - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
    • hairnet - a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
    • reseau - a net or mesh foundation for lace
    • safety net - a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
    • save-all - a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
    • snood - an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head
    • spark arrester, sparker - a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack
    • tulle - a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
    • grillwork, wirework - mesh netting made of wires
    has: backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together
    same as: mesh, meshing, meshwork, network
Verb
  1. Make as a net profit (synset 202296219)
    "The company cleared $1 million"
    is a type of: benefit, gain, profit - derive a benefit from
    same as: clear, sack, sack up
    verb group:
  2. Yield as a net profit (synset 202296509)
    "This sale netted me $1 million"
    is a type of: bear, pay, yield - bring in
    same as: clear
    verb group: clear, net, sack, sack up - make as a net profit
  3. Construct or form a web, as if by weaving (synset 201676063)
    is a type of: tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
    same as: web
  4. Catch with a net (synset 201368648)
    "net a fish"
    is a type of: catch, grab, take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    same as: nett

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