net-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: Make or yield a profit

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] NET NP2[patient] NP1[topic] NET NP2[patient] PP{P NP[agent]}
NOTE: Does not include NET OUT

Examples:
The company netted 1 million last year.
Google netted record profits this quarter.
The sale netted half a million for the company.
The transaction netted substantial profits.

Mappings:
VerbNet: cost-54.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: net.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: get, obtain

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 NET NP2

Examples:
She also netted new referrals and clients.
Your conference gave us the exposure and opportunity to market our
company that netted positive results.
Harvey said the investigation netted substantial circumstantial evidence.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: net.03

Sense Number 3: Catch with a net.

Examples:
A decayed carcass was accidentally netted by a Japanese trawler
today.
We netted six fish before dawn.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: net.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: Construct or form a web, as if by weaving.

Examples:
The skilled artisan netted a beaded tapestry in minutes.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: NET OUT: Calculate from net profit.

Commentary: Is: NET OUT

Examples:
This all nets out to about 17 dollars a share for investors.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: net.01