Added 9 October 2026
net
/nɛt/ noun
In Latin: rēte Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about net at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange.
- A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects.
- The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
verb
adjective
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Remaining after all deductions.
net profit
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Conclusive in a process or progression.
the final answer
Origin
From Middle English net, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją (“net”), from Proto-Indo-European *neHd- (“to knot, turn, twist”). Cognate with North Frisian näät (“net”), Saterland Frisian Nät (“net”), West Frisian and Dutch net (“net”), German and Luxembourgish Netz (“net”), Yiddish נעץ (nets, “net”), Danish, Elfdalian, Faroese, and Icelandic net (“net”), Norwegian Bokmål nett (“net”), Norwegian Nynorsk net, nett (“net”), Swedish nät (“net”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati, “net”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)