"net" meaning in English

See net in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɛt/ Audio: en-us-net.ogg [US] Forms: net [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: nĕt Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A company's net income is its profits minus its expenses.
    Sense id: simple-net-en-adj-6FALP0T-

Noun

IPA: /nɛt/ Audio: en-us-net.ogg [US] Forms: net [singular], nets [plural]
enPR: nĕt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A net is a thing made of ropes or string that lets small things through but keeps big things in.
    Sense id: simple-net-en-noun-nVgUY6MA

Verb

IPA: /nɛt/ Audio: en-us-net.ogg [US] Forms: net [canonical], nets [third-person, singular], netted [past], netted [past, participle], netting [present, participle]
enPR: nĕt Head templates: {{verb|net|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To net something is to catch it in a net.
    Sense id: simple-net-en-verb-xBftu6GQ
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