Synonym: acquire, earn, gain, get, mesh, obtain, secure, snare, trap, web. Antonym: gross. Similar words: tenet, network, ninety, planet, coronet, magnet, bayonet, monetise. Meaning: [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. 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. adj. 1. remaining after all deductions 2. conclusive in a process or progression.
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(31) I use a mosquito net when I lived in the countryside.
(32) The ball bounced off the post and into the net.
(33) She sent the shuttlecock flying over the net with a practised flick of the wrist.
(34) I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.
(35) The group had a net profit margin of 30% last year.
(36) Welfare is the only real safety net for low-income workers.
(37) The ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper and into the net.
(38) With the expanded production of North Sea oil and gas, the UK has become a net exporter of fuel .
(39) The wanted man has so far escaped the police net.
(40) The criminal was finally caught in the net of justice.
(41) Its net profits plunged 73% last year.
(42) All bank and building society interest is paid net.
(43) He hammered the ball into the net.
(44) There is a radar net in our area.
(45) My fishing-line got fouled in an old net.
(46) Net income plummeted to USD 3.7 million.
(47) The price of the book is $3 net.
(48) The security forces are casting their net wider.
(49) The fishes thrashed around in the net.
(50) The fishermen haul the net.
(51) He managed to slice a shot over the net.
(52) What do you earn net of tax?
(53) The police are tightening the net around the smugglers.
(54) You might find something on the Net.
(55) He curled the ball into the net.
(56) She hit a forehand volley into the net.
(57) She played the ball low,(www.Sentencedict.com) just over the net.
(58) This net has a fine mesh.
(59) The ball swerved into the net.
(60) The fishes thrashed about in the net.
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