net

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĕt, IPA ^(key): /nɛt/

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Noun

Singular net

Plural nets

Someone throwing a net to catch fish.

Two tennis players at the net.

1. (countable) A net is a thing made of ropes or string that lets small things through but keeps big things in.

   I forgot my fishing net. What will we use to catch fish now?

   The tennis player hit the ball into the net.

Verb

Plain form net

Third-person singular nets

Past tense netted

Past participle netted

Present participle netting

1. To net something is to catch it in a net.

   He netted a big fish.

Adjective

Positive net

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. A company's net income is its profits minus its expenses.