net
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {nett}]
[ant: {gross}]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last}]
n 1: an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of
components [syn: {network}, {mesh}, {meshwork}, {reticulation}]
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 [syn: {net income}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit},
{profits}, {earnings}]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or
badminton
6: an open fabric woven together at regular intervals [syn: {mesh}]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn:
{sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
[syn: {clear}]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {nett}]