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net noun and verb uses
(net)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense nets, present participle netting, past tense, past participle netted
1. uncountable noun
Net is a kind of cloth that you can see through. It is made of very fine threads woven together so that there are small equal spaces between them.
2. countable noun
A net is a piece of netting which is used as a protective covering for something, for example to protect vegetables from birds.
I threw aside my mosquito net and jumped out of bed.
3. countable noun
A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals.
Several fishermen sat on wooden barrels, tending their nets.
4. singular noun
The Net is the same as the internet.
5. verb
If you net a fish or other animal, you catch it in a net.
I'm quite happy to net a fish and then let it go. [VERB noun]
Poachers have been netting salmon to supply the black market. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: catch, bag, capture, trap More Synonyms of net
6. countable noun
In games such as tennis, the net is the piece of netting across the centre of the court which the ball has to go over.
7. countable noun
The net on a football or hockey field is the framework with netting over it which is attached to the back of the goal.
He let the ball slip through his grasp and into the net.
8. countable noun
In basketball, the net is the netting which hangs from the metal hoop. You score goals by throwing the ball through the hoop and netting.
9. verb
In basketball or football, when you net a goal, you score a goal.
Centre half Tiler netted his first goal for the club. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB] 10. verb
If you net something, you manage to get it, especially by using skill.
They were intent on netting the £250,000 reward. [VERB noun]
11. verb
When a police operation nets a number of people or things, they catch those people or find those things.
Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft. [VERB noun]
The raids also netted weapons including knives. [VERB noun]
12. verb
If you net a particular amount of money, you gain it as profit after all expenses have been paid.
Last year he netted a cool 3 million pounds by selling his holdings. [VERB noun]
13. See also netting, safety net
14.
See to cast your net wider
15.
See slip through the net
16.
See slip/fall through the net
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net adjective and adverb uses
(net)
regional note: in BRIT, also use nett
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A net amount is one which remains when everything that should be subtracted from it has been subtracted.
...a rise in sales and net profit.
At the year end, net assets were £18 million.
What you actually receive is net of deductions for the airfare and administration. [+ of]
Synonyms: after taxes, final, clear, take-home More Synonyms of net
Net is also an adverb.
Balances of £5,000 and above will earn 11 per cent gross, 8.25 per cent net.
...a first year profit of around £50,000 net.
All bank and building society interest is paid net.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The net weight of something is its weight without its container or the material that hasbeen used to wrap it.
...350 mg net weight.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A net result is a final result after all the details have been considered or included.
We have a net gain of nearly 50 seats, the biggest for any party in Scotland.
We will be a net exporter of motor cars in just a few years' time.
Synonyms: final, closing, ultimate, eventual More Synonyms of net
net in British English 1
(nɛt)
noun
1.
an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh
▶ Related adjective: retiary2.
a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals
3.
a.
a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc
b.
(as modifier)
net curtains
4.
a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare
the murderer slipped through the police net
5. sport
a.
a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal parts
b.
a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over
6.
the goal in soccer, hockey, etc
7. (often plural) cricket
a.
a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practice
b.
a practice session in a net
8. informal short for internet
9. another word for network (sense 2)
verbWord forms: nets, netting or netted
10. (transitive)
to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare
11. (transitive)
to shelter or surround with a net
12. (intransitive) sport
to score a goal
Rangers netted three times in seven minutes
13.
to make a net out of (rope, string, etc)
14. (intransitive)
to hit a shot into the net
Word origin
Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch netnet in British English 2
or nett (nɛt)
adjective
1.
remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc
net profit
Compare gross (sense 2)2.
(of weight) after deducting tare
3.
ultimate; final; conclusive (esp in the phrase net result)
noun
4.
net income, profits, weight, etc
verbWord forms: nets, netting or netted
5. (transitive)
to yield or earn as clear profit
Word origin
C14: clean, neat, from French net neat1; related to Dutch net, German nettnet in British English 3
the internet domain name for
a company or organization
net in American English 1
(nɛt)
noun
1.
a fabric made from string, cord, etc., loosely knotted or woven in an openwork pattern and used to trap or snare birds, fish, etc.
2.
anything that catches or entraps; trap; snare
3.
any of various devices made of meshed fabric, used to hold, protect, or mark off something
a hairnet, tennis net
4.
a fine, meshed, lacelike cloth, used to make curtains, trim garments, etc.
5.
network (sense 2) network (sense 3)
6. Volleyball and Tennis Etc
a ball or shuttlecock that hits the net, whether or not it goes over
see also fault (sense 8): in full net ball7. [usually N-]; Computing; Informal
Internet
, with the verb transitiveWord forms: ˈnetted or ˈnetting
8.
to make into net or a net
9.
to make with net
10.
to trap or snare with or as with a net
11.
to protect, shelter, or enclose with or as with a net
12. Volleyball and Tennis Etc
to hit (the ball or shuttlecock) into the net
verb intransitive
13.
to make nets or network
Derived forms
netlike (ˈnetˌlike) adjective
Word origin
ME < OE nett, akin to Ger netz, Goth nati < IE base *ned-, to twist together > L nodus, a knotnet in American English 2
(nɛt)
adjective
1.
remaining after certain deductions or allowances have been made, as for expenses, weight of containers or waste materials, nonessential considerations, etc.
2.
after all considerations; final
net loss
noun
3.
a net amount, profit, weight, price, result, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈnetted or ˈnetting
4.
to get or bring in as a net; clear as profit, etc.
Word origin
ME, trim, clean < Fr: see neat1net in Retail 1
(nɛt)
adjective
(Retail: Management accounts)
The net amount of something is the amount that remains after subtracting taxes, expenses,losses, and costs.
The sales figures are net of discounts, exclude sales tax, and are recognized at the time of sale.
The final figure for extraordinary losses was $3 million, net of $2 million in taxes.
The net amount of something is the amount that remains after subtracting taxes, expenses,losses, and costs.
net in Retail 2
(nɛt)
Word forms: (present) nets, (past) netted, (perfect) netted, (progressive) netting
verb
(Retail: Management accounts)
If you net a certain amount that is the amount you are left with after subtracting costs.
Profit margins were thin, with the company netting just $21.1 million.
The retailer netted $45 million on a turnover of $600 million.
If you net a certain amount that is the amount you are left with after subtracting costs.
net in Accounting 1
(nɛt)
adjective
(Accounting: Basic)
net asset value, net assets, net earnings, net income, net loss, net present value, net profit, net realizable value, net salesThe net amount of something is the amount that remains after subtracting taxes, expenses,losses, and costs.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ amount~ revenue~ total
Net investment is gross investment less depreciation.
The net gain on the sale is the gain after subtracting the costs of sale.
The net amount of something is the amount that remains after subtracting taxes, expenses,losses, and costs.
net in Accounting 2
(nɛt)
Word forms: (present) nets, (past) netted, (perfect) netted, (progressive) netting
verb
(Accounting: Financial statements)
If you net a source of income and a source of expenditure, you deduct one from the other so that you receive the difference of the two amounts.
If you net debt against cash, the firm would have $200 million.
If the company settles on buying its denim in Britain because the cloth is cheapestthere, the total value of the jeans that it sells in that market should be netted against its denim purchases.
If you net a source of income and a source of expenditure, you deduct one from the other sothat you receive the difference of the two amounts.
More idioms containingnet
cast a wide net
slip through the net
Examples of 'net' in a sentencenet
Word lists withnet
fabric, internet, tennisIn other languagesnet
British English: net /nɛt/ NOUN
A net is made from pieces of string or rope tied together with holes between them. It is for catching things like fish, or the ball in some sports.
The idea is to throw the ball into the top of the net.
- American English: net
- Arabic: شَبَكَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: rede
- Chinese: 网
- Croatian: mreža
- Czech: síť pletená
- Danish: net
- Dutch: net om iets in te vangen
- European Spanish: red pescar
- Finnish: verkko
- French: filet pêche
- German: Netz Fischen
- Greek: δίχτυ
- Italian: rete
- Japanese: 網
- Korean: 망
- Norwegian: nett
- Polish: sieć rybacka
- European Portuguese: rede
- Romanian: plasă
- Russian: сеть
- Latin American Spanish: red
- Swedish: nät
- Thai: ตาข่ายดักสัตว์
- Turkish: tül
- Ukrainian: сітка
- Vietnamese: lưới
British English: net ADJECTIVE
A net amount is one which remains when everything that should be subtracted from it has been subtracted.
...a rise in sales and net profit.
- American English: net
- Brazilian Portuguese: líquido
- Chinese: 净数的
- European Spanish: neto
- French: net
- German: Netto-
- Italian: netto
- Japanese: 正味の
- Korean: 순수한
- European Portuguese: líquido
- Latin American Spanish: neto
British English: net VERB
If you net a fish or other animal, you catch it in a net.
I'm quite happy to net a fish and then let it go.
- American English: net
- Brazilian Portuguese: pegar na rede
- Chinese: 用网捕捉
- European Spanish: atrapar con red
- French: prendre au filet
- German: mit dem Netz fangen
- Italian: prendere con la rete
- Japanese: 網で捕まえる
- Korean: 그물
- European Portuguese: pescar com rede
- Latin American Spanish: atrapar con red
British English: Net /nɛt/ NOUN
The Net is another word for the Internet. The Internet is the computer network which allows computer users to connect with computers all over the world, and which carries e-mail.
- American English: Net
- Arabic: انْتَرْنِت
- Brazilian Portuguese: Internet
- Chinese: 网络
- Croatian: net
- Czech: net internet
- Danish: internettet
- Dutch: internet internet
- European Spanish: red Internet
- Finnish: netti Internet
- French: Net
- German: Internet
- Greek: Δίκτυο
- Italian: Internet
- Japanese: 正味
- Korean: 인터넷
- Norwegian: netto
- Polish: Internet
- European Portuguese: Internet
- Romanian: internet
- Russian: Сеть
- Latin American Spanish: red
- Swedish: Nät
- Thai: เครือข่าย
- Turkish: İnternet
- Ukrainian: мережа
- Vietnamese: Mạng Internet
Chinese translation of 'net'
net
(nɛt)
n
- (c) (for fishing, trapping, in games)
网(網)
(wǎng) (张(張), zhāng) - (c) (for protecting plants, pram)
网(網)罩
(wǎngzhào) (个(個), gè) - (u) (= fabric)
网(網)眼织(織)物
(wǎngyǎn zhīwù) - (Comput)the Net
网(網)络(絡)
(wǎngluò) (个(個), gè)
vt
- [fish, butterfly]
用网(網)捕
(yòng wǎng bǔ) - [sum of money]
净(淨)得
(jìngdé)
adj
- [assets, income, profit] (also nett)
净(淨)的
(jìng de) - (= final) [result, effect]
最终(終)的
(zuìzhōng de)to slip through the net (= escape arrest)漏网(網)
(lòuwǎng) (= miss out)漏掉
(lòudiào)to cast/spread one's net wider抛(拋)开(開)/撒开(開)大网(網)
(pāokāi/sākāi dà wǎng)an income/profit of 10,000 pounds net纯(純)收入/利润(潤)10,000英镑(鎊)
(chún shóurù/lìrùn yīwàn yīngbàng)net weight 250g净(淨)重250克
(jìngzhòng èrbǎi wǔshí kè)250g net净(淨)重250克
(jìngzhòng èrbǎi wǔshí kè)
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All related terms of 'net'
(noun)
Definition
a piece of net, used to protect or hold things or to trap animals
the use of a net in greenhouses to protect crops against insects
Synonyms
mesh
The ground-floor windows are obscured by wire mesh.
netting
network
The uterus is supplied with a network of blood vessels and nerves.
web
a delicate web of fine lace
lattice
We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge.
reticulum
tracery
lacework
openwork
(verb)
Definition
to catch (a fish or other animal) in a net
Poachers have been netting fish to sell on the black market.
Synonyms
catch
Police say they are confident of catching the killer.
bag
Bag a rabbit for supper.
capture
The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.
trap
The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.
nab (informal)
He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him.
entangle
The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
ensnare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
enmesh
She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.
related words
related adjective retiary
1 (adjective)
Definition
remaining after all deductions, as for taxes and expenses
At the year end, net assets were £18 million.
Synonyms
after taxes
final
clear
take-home
2 (adjective)
Definition
final or conclusive
The party made a net gain of 210 seats.
Synonyms
final
the final book in the series
closing
ultimate
He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.
eventual
No one can predict the eventual outcome of these events.
conclusive
There is no conclusive evidence that a murder took place.
(verb)
Definition
to yield or earn as a clear profit
The state government expects to net about 1.46 billion rupees.
Synonyms
earn
The dancers can earn up to £130 for each session.
make
How much money did we make?
clear
The company cleared over £57 million profit last year.
gain
The company didn't disclose how much it expects to gain from the deal.
realize
A selection of correspondence from P.G. Wodehouse realized £1,232.
bring in
accumulate
reap
We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bag
Definition
to capture or kill, as in hunting
Bag a rabbit for supper.
Synonyms
catch,
get,
kill,
shoot,
capture,
acquire,
trap,
snare,
pick off,
ensnarein the sense of capture
Definition
to take by force
The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.
Synonyms
catch,
arrest,
take,
bag,
secure,
seize,
nail (informal),
collar (informal),
nab (informal),
apprehend,
lift (slang),
take prisoner,
take into custody,
feel your collar (slang)
in the sense of clear
Definition
to make or gain (money) as profit
The company cleared over £57 million profit last year.
Synonyms
gain,
make,
earn,
secure,
acquire,
reapSynonyms of 'net'
net
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of conclusive
Definition
putting an end to doubt
There is no conclusive evidence that a murder took place.
Synonyms
decisive,
final,
convincing,
clinching,
definite,
definitive,
irrefutable,
unanswerable,
unarguable,
ultimatein the sense of enmesh
She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.
Synonyms
entangle,
involve,
catch,
net,
trap,
tangle,
implicate,
snarl,
embroil,
snare,
incriminate,
ensnare,
trammelin the sense of ensnare
Definition
to catch (an animal) in a snare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
Synonyms
trap,
catch,
capture,
seize,
snarl,
embroil,
net,
snare,
entangle,
entrap,
enmeshin the sense of entangle
Definition
to catch very firmly in something, such as a net or wire
The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
Synonyms
tangle,
catch,
trap,
twist,
knot,
mat,
mix up,
snag,
snarl,
snare,
jumble,
ravel,
trammel,
enmeshin the sense of eventual
Definition
happening or being achieved at the end of a situation or process
No one can predict the eventual outcome of these events.
Synonyms
final,
later,
resulting,
future,
overall,
concluding,
ultimate,
prospective,
ensuing,
consequentin the sense of gain
The company didn't disclose how much it expects to gain from the deal.
Synonyms
profit,
make,
earn,
get,
win,
clear,
land (informal),
score (slang),
achieve,
net,
bag,
secure,
collect,
gather,
realize,
obtain,
capture,
acquire,
bring in,
harvest,
attain,
reap,
glean,
procurein the sense of lattice
Definition
a gate, screen, or fence formed of such a framework
We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge.
Synonyms
grid,
network,
web,
grating,
mesh,
grille,
trellis,
fretwork,
tracery,
latticework,
openwork,
reticulation
in the sense of make
Definition
to earn or be paid
How much money did we make?
Synonyms
earn,
get,
gain,
net,
win,
clear,
secure,
realize,
obtain,
acquire,
bring in,
take in,
fetchin the sense of nab
Definition
to arrest (someone)
He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him.
Synonyms
catch,
arrest,
apprehend,
seize,
lift (slang),
nick (slang, British),
grab,
capture,
nail (informal),
collar (informal),
snatch,
catch in the act,
feel your collar (slang)
in the sense of network
Definition
a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc.
The uterus is supplied with a network of blood vessels and nerves.
Synonyms
web,
system,
arrangement,
grid,
mesh,
lattice,
circuitry,
nexus,
plexus,
interconnection,
netAdditional synonyms
in the sense of realize
Definition
(of goods or property) to sell for (a certain sum)
A selection of correspondence from P.G. Wodehouse realized £1,232.
Synonyms
sell for,
go for,
bring or take in,
make,
get,
clear,
produce,
gain,
net,
earn,
obtain,
acquirein the sense of reap
Definition
to receive as the result of a previous activity
We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.
Synonyms
get,
win,
gain,
obtain,
acquire,
derivein the sense of trap
Definition
to catch (an animal) in a trap
The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.
Synonyms
catch,
snare,
ensnare,
entrap,
take,
corner,
bag,
lay hold of,
enmesh,
lay a trap for,
run to earth or ground
in the sense of ultimate
Definition
final in a series or process
He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.
Synonyms
final,
eventual,
conclusive,
last,
end,
furthest,
extreme,
terminal,
decisivein the sense of web
a delicate web of fine lace
Synonyms
mesh,
net,
netting,
screen,
webbing,
weave,
lattice,
latticework,
interlacing,
lacework