a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange;
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals;
a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects;
game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton;
a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey);
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses);
catch with a net; "net a fish";
construct or form a web, as if by weaving;
make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million";
yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million";
conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result";
