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There are many different kinds of nets:
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If a hockey puck gets into the net, you score a goal.
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This is a volleyball net.
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He’s using a butterfly net to catch butterflies.
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She’s using a net to catch fish.
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Sometimes the word "internet" is shortened to "net."
He’s surfing the net.
(He’s looking for information on the internet.)
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In business, the word "net" refers to the money that you make after you deduct your business expenses and taxes:
She made a net profit of $89,000 from her business last year.
(Her gross profit was $146,000, but she had to pay taxes and she had a lot of expenses.)
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Published on March 9, 2012
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