āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ¨ā§āĻ
the barrier in the middle of a court over which players hit the ball, used in sports such as tennis
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She reached the net quickly to volley the ball back to her opponent's side.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻā§āĻ˛
a barrier at the back of goalposts to capture and contain the ball or puck when a player scores, used in sports like soccer or hockey
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hockey puck ricocheted off the post and into the net, tying the game.
āĻšāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĻ
a device made of mesh or netting used to catch fish, birds, or insects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A butterfly net is useful for collecting insects.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ
a material made of string, rope, or wire woven together at regular intervals to form a flexible, open mesh
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She bought a net for decorative purposes.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
the amount remaining after all deductions, especially the excess of revenues over outlays during a given period
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After expenses, her net income was lower than expected.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to net
01
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to earn or bring in a clear profit after expenses
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After taxes, he netted only half the bonus.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to capture something using a net
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They netted butterflies in the meadow.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create or arrange in the form of a net or web
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The vines netted the old fence.
āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻ¨ā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
final amount after the deduction of all costs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She calculated the net income by subtracting expenses from total revenue.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤
marking the end or conclusion of a process, often emphasizing finality
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The net effect of the policy was minimal.
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
netlike
net
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
