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net

30 definitions • 41 examples
1
material made of threads of rope, string, wire, or plastic with spaces between them, allowing gas, liquid, or small objects to go through, or an object made with this material that is used to limit the movement of something:

Examples:

a fishing net
a butterfly net
Dolphins often get tangled in the nets that are used to catch tuna fish.
net curtain UK The living-room windows have net curtains that let in sunlight but stop passers-by looking in from the street.
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a rectangular piece of material made from string, used to separate the two sides in various sports:

Examples:

If the ball touches the net during a serve in a game of tennis, you have to serve again.
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the area surrounded by a piece of material made from string into which a ball or puck is put in order to score points in various sports:

Examples:

His penalty kick placed the ball decisively in the back of the net.
a basketball net
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the internet:

Examples:

In my opinion, it's one of the best sites on the net.
In the beginning, access to the Net was only through a computer.
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to catch something using a net:

Examples:

How many fish did you net this afternoon?
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to get something good or to earn a lot of money from something:

Examples:

[ + two objects ] She netted herself a fortune when she sold her company.
Mark's netted himself a top job with an advertising company.
Prosecutors say the defendants netted millions from a variety of schemes.
net something for someone She netted $10 million for herself from the sale of her company.
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If you net the ball during a game such as football, you score a goal:

Examples:

He secured a dramatic victory for England by netting the ball half a minute before the end of the game.
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left when there is nothing else to be taken away:

Examples:

net income I earn $50,000 gross, but my net income (= income that is left after tax has been paid) is about $36,000.
net weight The net weight of something excludes the weight of the material that it is packed in.
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network: the part of an internet address that shows it belongs to a network or a business
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a piece of material made of long, narrow strips woven so that there are spaces between them:

Examples:

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(of money received from selling something) left after you have subtracted the cost of what you are selling, and other expenses related to it:

Examples:

fig. The net result (= result after everything has been considered) of the changes will be fewer trains for most suburban commuters.
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Net weight is the weight of something contained in a package, without including the weight of the package.
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Net force is the total amount of force that is in effect on an object at a particular time.
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to succeed in getting something of value, esp. as the result of a plan of action:

Examples:

The deal netted the online video company $23 million.
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(in sports) to hit the ball into a net instead of over it:

Examples:

He netted an easy backhand in the fifth game to lose the tennis match.
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To net is also to catch something in a net:

Examples:

They netted five crabs.
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to have left after you have subtracted the cost of what you are selling, and other expenses related to it:

Examples:

Smithsonian, on a gross of $28 million, netted $7 million with one magazine.
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short form ofInternet
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Net is also used at the end of a US Internet address to show that the address belongs to a network:

Examples:

info@sover.net
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part of an internet address that shows that it belongs to a business, often a network that provides internet services:

Examples:

Their website address is www.homelove.net.
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the amount of profit that a business has left after tax has been paid:

Examples:

The company's fourth-quarter net edged higher to $22.4 million from $22 million.
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to include many people or things when you are looking for something or trying to do something:

Examples:

With unemployment in the area below 1%, it has had to cast its net wide to fill the 70 jobs it expects to create this year.
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if something nets a person or a business an amount of money, it produces that amount for them after all costs have been paid:

Examples:

a deal/scheme/sale nets sb sth The sale of the three big oil enterprises could net the country $3 billion.
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to earn an amount of profit after tax and other costs have been paid:

Examples:

He had netted $1 million before he was 40.
net sb sth The business was sold in 1998, netting him £174m.
People who decided to sell netted a huge profit.
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to obtain or achieve something good:

Examples:

His 200 applications netted only three callbacks.
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used to describe an amount of money that is left after tax and other costs have been paid:

Examples:

net amount/gain/loss Sixty percent of any net gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss.
net earnings/income/profit She favored switching the system entirely from a tax on net company profits to one on the gross value of the oil.
a net increase/decrease in sth The state will see a net increase of $743 million in income, sales, and other tax revenue.
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used to describe a situation in which the value of goods sold or exported by one country is more than the value of the same type of goods sold or exported by the other:

Examples:

The UK became a net exporter of oil.
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used to describe what is left after everything important has been included or removed:

Examples:

net effect/impact/result The net result of all the changes in employment levels was a solid gain of 157,000 jobs last month.
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after tax and other costs have been paid:

Examples:

She earns a salary of $60,000 net.
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