Dictionary entry details
• NET (noun)
Meaning:
A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cyberspace; internet; net
Hypernyms ("net" is a kind of...):
computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)
Meaning:
A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("net" is a kind of...):
trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "net"):
fishing net; fishnet (a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in)
brail (a small net used to draw fish into a boat)
Meaning:
The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
profits; profit; net profit; net income; earnings; lucre; net
Hypernyms ("net" is a kind of...):
income (the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time)
Meronyms (parts of "net"):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "net"):
accumulation ((finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation)
markup (the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price)
gross profit; gross profit margin; margin ((finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold)
filthy lucre (shameful profit)
fast buck; quick buck (quick or easy earnings,)
cleanup; killing (a very large profit)
windfall profit (profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it)
earning per share (the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock)
dividend (that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly)
Meaning:
A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("net" is a kind of...):
goal (game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points)
Domain category:
field hockey; hockey (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)
association football; soccer (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "net"):
cage (the net that is the goal in ice hockey)
Meaning:
Game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("net" is a kind of...):
game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "net"):
volleyball net (the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass)
Meaning:
An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
meshwork; meshing; network; mesh; net
Hypernyms ("net" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meronyms (parts of "net"):
backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "net"):
chicken wire (a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences)
grillwork; wirework (mesh netting made of wires)
tulle (a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns)
spark arrester; sparker (a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack)
snood (an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head)
save-all (a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship)
safety net (a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze)
reseau (a net or mesh foundation for lace)
hairnet (a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place)
gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
• NET (adjective)
Meaning:
Remaining after all deductions
Synonyms:
net; nett
Context example:
net profit
Similar:
clear (clear of charges or deductions)
take-home ((of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes)
Antonym:
gross (before any deductions)
Meaning:
Conclusive in a process or progression
Synonyms:
final; net; last
Context examples:
the final answer / a last resort / the net result
Similar:
ultimate (furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme)
• NET (verb)
Meaning:
Make as a net profit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
sack up; net; sack; clear
Context example:
The company cleared $1 million
Hypernyms (to "net" is one way to...):
benefit; gain; profit (derive a benefit from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Yield as a net profit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
net; clear
Context example:
This sale netted me $1 million
Hypernyms (to "net" is one way to...):
bear; pay; yield (bring in)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Construct or form a web, as if by weaving
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
web; net
Hypernyms (to "net" is one way to...):
tissue; weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Catch with a net
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
nett; net
Context example:
net a fish
Hypernyms (to "net" is one way to...):
catch; grab; take hold of (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
