net 1 (n?t)n.1. An openwork fabric made of threads or cords that are woven or knotted together at regular intervals.2. Something made of openwork fabric, especially:a. A device for capturing birds, fish, or insects.b. A barrier against flying insects.c. A mesh for holding the hair in place.d. Something that entraps; a snare.e. A fine mesh fabric used as curtain or dress material or as the foundation for various laces.3. Sports a. A barrier of meshwork cord or rope strung between two posts to divide a court in half, as in tennis and badminton.b. A ball that is hit into this meshwork barrier.c. The goal in soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.d. The cord meshwork attached to the hoop of a basket in basketball.4. A meshed network of lines, figures, or fibers.5. Computers A complex, interconnected group or system, as:a. or Net The internet.b. See network.6. A radio, television, or telephone network.tr.v. net·ted, net·ting, nets 1. To catch or ensnare in a net: net fish.2. To acquire or obtain: an investment that netted a hefty profit; a personal ad that netted a dozen responses.3. To cover, protect, or surround with a net or network: “The heart [is] netted with a maze of curving blood vessels that send blood through it in swirling patterns” (Jennifer Ackerman).4. Sports a. To hit (the ball) into the net, as in volleyball.b. To shoot (the ball or puck) into the goal, as in soccer or hockey.c. To score (a goal).[Middle English, from Old English; see ned- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 5a, short for Internet.]net?ter n.net 2 (n?t)adj.1. Business a. Remaining after all deductions have been made, as for expenses: net profit.b. Remaining after tare is deducted: net weight.2. Ultimate; final: the net result.n.1. Business A net amount, as of profit or weight.2. The main point; the essence: the net of our discussion.tr.v. net·ted, net·ting, nets 1. To bring in or yield as profit.2. To clear as profit.[Middle English, elegant, remaining after deductions, from Old French, elegant, and from Old Italian netto, remaining after deductions, both from Latin nitidus, clean, elegant; see neat1.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.net (n?t) n1. an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh. 2. a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals3. (Textiles) a. a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etcb. (as modifier): net curtains. 4. a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare: the murderer slipped through the police net. 5. (General Sporting Terms) sport a. a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal partsb. a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over6. (General Sporting Terms) the goal in soccer, hockey, etc7. (Cricket) (often plural) cricket a. a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practiceb. a practice session in a net8. (Communications & Information) informal short for internet9. another word for network2vb, nets, netting or netted10. (tr) to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare11. (tr) to shelter or surround with a net12. (General Sporting Terms) (intr) sport to score a goal: Rangers netted three times in seven minutes. 13. to make a net out of (rope, string, etc)14. (Tennis) (intr) to hit a shot into the net[Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net]net (n?t) or nettadj1. (Accounting & Book-keeping) remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc: net profit. Compare gross22. (Units) (of weight) after deducting tare3. ultimate; final; conclusive (esp in the phrase net result)nnet income, profits, weight, etcvb, nets, netting or netted (Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) to yield or earn as clear profit[C14: clean, neat, from French net neat1; related to Dutch net, German nett]net the internet domain name for (Computer Science) a company or organization Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014net1 (n?t) n., v. net?ted, net?ting. n. 1. a fabric consisting of a uniform open mesh made by weaving, twisting, knotting, crocheting, etc. 2. a bag or other contrivance of such fabric, for catching fish or other animals: a butterfly net. 3. a piece of meshed fabric designed for a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or to protect against insects. 4. anything serving to catch or ensnare. 5. hair net. 6. (in racket games) a ball that hits the net. 7. the goal in hockey or lacrosse. 8. any network of filaments, lines, veins, or the like. 9. a computer or telecommunications network. 10. the Net, the Internet. 11. a broadcasting network. v.t. 12. to cover, screen, or enclose with a net or netting. 13. to take with a net: to net fish. 14. to set or use nets in (a river, stream, etc.). 15. to catch or ensnare: to net a criminal. 16. (in racket games) to hit (the ball) into the net. [before 900; Middle English; Old English net(t) (n.); c. Old Frisian, Dutch, Old Norse net, Old Saxon net(ti), Old High German nezzi (German Netz), Gothic nati] net?ta?ble, adj. net?like`, adj. net2 (n?t) adj., n., v. net?ted, net?ting. adj. 1. remaining after deductions, as for expenses (opposed to gross): net earnings. 2. sold at a stated price with all parts and charges included and with all deductions having been made. 3. final; totally conclusive: the net result. 4. (of weight) after deduction of tare, tret, or both. n. 5. net income, profit, etc. (opposed to gross). v.t. 6. to gain or produce as clear profit. [1400?50;