netting
netting Lexical Profile
netting Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A piece of open-meshed fabric made of twine, cord, thread, or wire, used for protection, trapping, or enclosure.
"The gardener draped fine plastic netting over the strawberry beds to prevent birds from eating the ripe fruit."
In finance, the process of offsetting the value of multiple positions or payments due to be exchanged between two or more parties to determine a single net obligation.
"Bilateral netting significantly reduces credit risk by consolidating dozens of individual transactions into a single daily settlement."
The action or process of catching fish, birds, or other animals with a net, or of making nets.
"Regulations strictly limit gill netting along the river mouth during the annual salmon migration."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the noun and verb 'net' (from Old English 'net', of Proto-Germanic origin) combined with the suffix '-ing' to denote material made of mesh or the action of using a net.