adj.
1.remaining after all deductions
2.conclusive in a process or progression net n.
1.a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
2.a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3.the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
4.a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5.game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6.an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals net v.
1.make as a net profit
2.yield as a net profit
3.construct or form a web, as if by weaving
4.catch with a net
Idiom of the Day
be the death of (someone)
to be the ruin or downfall or death of someone (often used for some kind of problem)
The woman said that her young son's bad behavior would be the death of her.