net: significato e definizioni

An openwork fabric made of threads or cords that are woven or knotted together at regular intervals.

Something made of openwork fabric, especially:

A device for capturing birds, fish, or insects.

A barrier against flying insects.

A mesh for holding the hair in place.

Something that entraps; a snare.

A fine mesh fabric used as curtain or dress material or as the foundation for various laces.

Sports A barrier of meshwork cord or rope strung between two posts to divide a court in half, as in tennis and badminton.

Sports A ball that is hit into this meshwork barrier.

Sports The goal in soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.

Sports The cord meshwork attached to the hoop of a basket in basketball.

A meshed network of lines, figures, or fibers.

A radio, television, or telephone network.

Computer Science See network.

To catch or ensnare in or as if in a net.

To cover, protect, or surround with or as if with a net.

Sports To hit (a ball) into the net.

To make into a net.

Business Remaining after all deductions have been made, as for expenses: net profit.

Business Remaining after tare is deducted: net weight.

Ultimate; final: the net result.

Business A net amount, as of profit or weight.

The main point; the essence: the net of our discussion.

To bring in or yield as profit.

To clear as profit.