NET

NET 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 3 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

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
  2. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
  3. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  4. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
verb
  1. make as a net profit
  2. yield as a net profit
  3. construct or form a web, as if by weaving
  4. catch with a net

💬 Examples

  • "The company cleared $1 million"
  • "This sale netted me $1 million"
  • "net a fish"

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adjective
  1. remaining after all deductions
  2. conclusive in a process or progression

💬 Examples

  • "net profit"
  • "the final answer"
  • "a last resort"

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