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- [net]
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Definitions of net word
- noun net net income, profit, or the like. 1
- verb with object net to gain or produce as clear profit. 1
- adjective net remaining after deductions, as for charges or expenses (opposed to gross): net earnings. 1
- adjective net sold at a stated price with all parts and charges included and with all deductions having been made. 1
- adjective net final; totally conclusive: After all that work, what was the net result? 1
- adjective net (of weight) after deduction of tare, tret, or both. 1
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Origin of net
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English net (noun), netten (v.), Old English net(t) (noun); cognate with Dutch, Old Norse net, Gothic nati, German Netz
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Parts of speech for Net
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
net popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
net usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for net
adjective net
- remaining — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- disposable — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
- profiting — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
noun net
- mesh — any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- web — something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
- netting — net income, profit, or the like.
- lattice — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- grid — a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
verb net
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- procure — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
Antonyms for net
adjective net
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
verb net
- exclude — Deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- release — to lease again.
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