Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
nett
adj : remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {net}]
[ant: {gross}]
nett
v : catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {net}]