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nett |
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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