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English word

net

C1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /net/US /net/
adjective

a net amount of money is the amount that remains when nothing more is to be taken away

noun

material that is made of string, thread or wire twisted or tied together, with small spaces in between; a piece of this material used for a particular purpose

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Joe is also a huge sports fan—and you even own a basketball team: the Brooklyn Nets.

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Yet, the founder and chief executive officer of the world's largest retailer, whose net sales surpassed 24.5 billion in 2009, is only 46 years old.

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They're designed to work with a biological neural net—our brains—and with vision—our eyes.

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