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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. catch with a net;
- Example: "net a fish"
[syn: net, nett]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. remaining after all deductions;
- Example: "net profit"
[syn: net, nett]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Net \Net\, a. [F. See Neat clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.] [1913 Webster] Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nett \nett\ adj. remaining after all deductions; same as net a., 3. Contrasted to gross. [Brit.] [Narrower terms: take-home] Syn: net, clear. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nett adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net, nett] [ant: gross] v 1: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]