" net "

[Noun]  | "net" | \ ˈnet \

1: an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals

2: something made of net: such as

3: a device for catching fish, birds, or insects

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English nett, from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net;

[Noun]  | "net" 

1: a net amount, profit, weight, or price

2: the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score

3: essence, gist

Origin: circa 1904 ;

[Noun]  | "net neutrality" 

1: the idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination

Origin: 2003 ;

[Verb]  | "net" 

1: to cover or enclose with or as if with a net

2: to catch in or as if in a net

3: to cover with or as if with a network

Origin: 15th century ;

 See: ;

[Verb]  | "net" 

1: to receive by way of profit : clear

2: to produce by way of profit : yield

3: to get possession of : gain

Origin: 1758 ;

[Adjective]  | "net" 

1: free from all charges or deductions: such as

2: remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss

3: excluding all tare

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English, clean, pure, from Anglo-French {mat|neat:1|};

[Adjective]  | "net-veined" | \ ˈnet-ˌvānd \

1: having veins arranged in a fine network

Origin: 1860 ;

[Adjective]  | "net-winged" | \ ˈnet-ˌwiŋd \

1: having wings with a fine network of veins

Origin: circa 1890 ;

[Adjective]  | "net-ze*ro" | \ ˈnet-ˈzē-(ˌ)rō \

1: resulting in neither a surplus nor a deficit of something specified when gains and losses are added together; especially, of buildings : producing enough energy (as through solar panels or passive heating) to offset any energy consumed

Origin: 1936 ;

[Noun]  | "net" 

[Noun]  | "net" 

[Verb]  | "net" 

[Verb]  | "net"