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As adverbs the difference between not and net

is that not is negates the meaning of the modified verb while net is after expenses or deductions.

As nouns the difference between not and net

is that not is unary logical function not, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function while net is a mesh of string, cord or rope or net can be the amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

As a conjunction not

is and.

As an interjection not

is used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.

As a verb net is

to catch by means of a net or net can be to receive as profit.

As an adjective net is

(obsolete) good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.

not

English

(wikipedia not)

Adverb

(-)
  • Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
  • * 1973 , .
    • Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
    Did you take out the trash? No, I did not .
    Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
  • To no degree
    • That is not red; it's orange.

    Usage notes

    In modern usage, the form do not ...'' (or ''don’t ...'') is preferred to ''... not'' for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need): * They do not''' sow.'' (modern) vs. ''They sow '''not . (KJB) American usage tends to prefer don’t have'' or ''haven’t got'' to ''have not'' or ''haven’t'', except when ''have'' is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom ''have-not ): * I don’t have a clue'' or ''I haven’t got a clue. (US) * I haven’t a clue'' or ''I haven't got a clue. (outside US) * I haven’t been to Spain. (universal) The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US. * You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US) * You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US) * I don’t need any eggs today. (universal) The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated. * I daren't do that.

    Related terms

    * ain't * aren't * can't * cannot * daren't * doesn't * don't * didn't * forget-me-not * hadn't * hasn't * have-not * haven't * isn't * mightn't * needn't * neither * no * nor * not bad * not guilty * not quite * not think * notwithstanding * shan't * shouldn't * wasn't * won't * wouldn't

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • And .
    • I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
    He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.

    Usage notes

    * The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B, but A”; and “not B, but rather A”.

    Interjection

    not!
  • Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
    • I really like hanging out with my little brother watching ''Barney''... not !
    Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not !

    Synonyms

    * I don't think

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
    • You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.

    Related terms

    * NOR

    See also

    * AND * OR * NAND * XOR

    See also

    * if * then * else * and * or * true * false

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    net

    English

    (NET)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mesh of string, cord or rope.
  • A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
  • *
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.}}
  • A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
  • Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
  • (by extension) A trap.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
    • A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
  • (geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
  • A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them, e.g. computer ~, road ~, electricity distribution ~.
  • (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 29, author=Mark Vesty, work=BBC
    • , title= Wigan 2-2 Arsenal , passage=Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point.}}
  • (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
    • Synonyms
    * (mesh) mesh, network * (used for catching or trapping) * snare, trap * (anything that has the appearance of a net) reticulation * (in geometry) development * (in computing) network
    Derived terms
    * fishnet * hairnet * hit the net * internet * netting * network * neural net * Petri net * safety net

    Verb

    (nett)
  • To catch by means of a net.
  • (figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • And now I am here, netted and in the toils.
  • To enclose or cover with a net.
    • to net a tree
  • (football) To score (a goal).
    • Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
  • * 2012 , Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463]
    • Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross.
  • (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=June 28 , author=David Ornstein , title=Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.}}
  • To form network or netting; to knit.
    • Synonyms
    * (catch by means of a net) catch * (to trap) catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m). Compare (m), (m).

    Alternative forms

    * nett

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.xii:
    • Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright
  • Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
    • net wine
  • Remaining after expenses or deductions.
    • net''' profit''; '''''net weight
  • Final; end.
    • net''' result''; '''''net conclusion
    Derived terms
    * net income * net loss * net weight

    Adverb

    (-)
  • after expenses or deductions
    • You'll have $5000 net .
    (after expenses or deductions) * German: (t) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

    • Verb

    (nett)
  • To receive as profit.
    • The company nets $30 on every sale.
  • To yield as profit for.
    • The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
  • To fully hedge a position.
    • Every party is netting their position with a counter-party

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