The difference between Development and Net

When used as nouns, development means the process of developing, whereas net means a mesh of string, cord or rope.


Net is also adverb with the meaning: after expenses or deductions.

Net is also verb with the meaning: to catch by means of a net.

Net is also adjective with the meaning: good, desirable.

check bellow for the other definitions of Development and Net

  1. Development as a noun (uncountable):

    The process of developing; growth, directed change.

    Examples:

    "The development of this story has been slow."

  2. Development as a noun (uncountable, biology):

    The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

    Examples:

    "The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development."

  3. Development as a noun (countable):

    Something which has developed.

    Examples:

    "Our news team brings you the latest developments."

  4. Development as a noun (real estate, countable):

    A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.

  5. Development as a noun (real estate, uncountable):

    The building of such a project.

  6. Development as a noun (uncountable):

    The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).

    Examples:

    "Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year."

  7. Development as a noun (chess, uncountable):

    The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

    Examples:

    "White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5."

  8. Development as a noun (music):

    The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.

  9. Development as a noun (music):

    The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.

  10. Development as a noun (math):

    The expression of a function in the form of a series.

  1. Net as a noun:

    A mesh of string, cord or rope.

    Examples:

    "a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net'"

  2. Net as a noun:

    A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.

  3. Net as a noun:

    A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

  4. Net as a noun:

    Anything that has the appearance of such a device.

    Examples:

    "Petri net'"

  5. Net as a noun (by extension):

    A trap.

    Examples:

    "caught in the prosecuting attorney's net'"

  6. Net as a noun (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.

  7. Net as a noun (electronics):

    A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.

    Examples:

    "a computer network; a road network; an electricity distribution network"

  8. Net as a noun (sports):

    A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

    Examples:

    "The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0."

  9. Net as a noun (sports, tennis):

    A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

  10. Net as a noun (tennis, by extension):

    The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).

  1. Net as a verb (transitive):

    To catch by means of a net.

  2. Net as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.

  3. Net as a verb:

    To enclose or cover with a net.

    Examples:

    "to net a tree"

  4. Net as a verb (transitive, football):

    To score (a goal).

    Examples:

    "Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute."

  5. Net as a verb (tennis):

    To hit the ball into the net.

  6. Net as a verb:

    To form network or netting; to knit.

  1. Net as an adjective (obsolete):

    Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.

  2. Net as an adjective:

    Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.

    Examples:

    "net wine"

  3. Net as an adjective:

    Remaining after expenses or deductions.

    Examples:

    "net profit''; ''net weight"

  4. Net as an adjective:

    Final; end.

    Examples:

    "net result''; ''net conclusion"

  1. Net as an adverb:

    After expenses or deductions.

    Examples:

    "You'll have $5000 net."

  1. Net as a noun:

    The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

  1. Net as a verb (transitive):

    To receive as profit.

    Examples:

    "The company nets $30 on every sale."

  2. Net as a verb (transitive):

    To yield as profit for.

    Examples:

    "The scam netted the criminals $30,000."

  3. Net as a verb:

    To fully hedge a position.

    Examples:

    "Every party is netting their position with a counter-party"