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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Net  \Net\,  a.  [F.  See  {Neat}  clean.] 
  1.  Without  spot;  pure;  shining.  [Obs.] 
 
  Her  breast  all  naked  as  net  ivory.  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  Free  from  extraneous  substances;  pure;  unadulterated; 
  neat;  as  net  wine,  etc  [R.] 
 
  3.  Not  including  superfluous,  incidental,  or  foreign  matter, 
  as  boxes,  coverings,  wraps,  etc.;  free  from  charges, 
  deductions,  etc  as  net  profit;  net  income;  net  weight, 
  etc  [Less  properly  written  {nett}.] 
 
  {Net  tonnage}  (Naut.),  the  tonnage  of  a  vessel  after  a 
  deduction  from  the  gross  tonnage  has  been  made  to  allow 
  space  for  crew,  machinery,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nett 
  adj  :  remaining  after  all  deductions;  "net  profit"  [syn:  {net}] 
  [ant:  {gross}] 
  v  :  catch  with  a  net;  "net  a  fish"  [syn:  {net}] 




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