Noun:
1: internet, cyberspace, net 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: net a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: lucre, net, net profit, profits, net income, profit, earnings the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
4: net a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: net game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6: meshing, network, net, mesh, meshwork an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Verb:
1: net, sack up, clear, sack make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
2: clear, net yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
3: web, net construct or form a web, as if by weaving
4: net, nett catch with a net; "net a fish"
Adjective:
1: take-home, nett, clear, net remaining after all deductions; "net profit"
2: net, last, ultimate, final conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"