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Definition of Net
Net

To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

To form network or netting; to knit.

Without spot; pure; shining.

Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.

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.

To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

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Net Quotations

The internet is a great way to get on the net.
Bob Dole

Leap, and the net will appear.
John Burroughs

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.
Benjamin Franklin

I sold some shares, but on a net basis, significantly increased my ownership.
Jeffrey Skilling

Today we have 1 billion users on the Net. By 2010 we will have maybe 2 billion.
Vinton Cerf

Net Translations

net in Afrikaans is netjies
net in Danish is net
net in Dutch is netto, netto-, net, duidelijk
net in Finnish is netto, verkko
net in German is vernetzen, Netz, Netto, netzartig, Netz
net in Italian is ordito
net in Portuguese is rede
net in Spanish is neto, red

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