NET, Neat, in commerce, something pure, and unadulterated with any foreign mixture.
Thus, wine is said to be net when not falsified or balderdashed; and coffee, rice, pepper, &c. are net when the filth and ordure are separated from them. See NEAT.
A diamond is said to be net when it has no stains or flaws; a crystal, when transparent throughout.
NET is also used for what remains after the tare has been taken out of the weight of any merchandise; i. e. when it is weighed clear of all package. See TARE.
Thus we say, a barrel of cochineal weighs 450 pounds; the tare is 50 pounds, and there remains net 400 pounds.