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- Dictionarygross/ɡrōs/
adjective
- 1. (especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable; blatant: "gross human rights abuses" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total: "the gross amount of the gift was $1,000" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. without tax or other contributions having been deducted: "if the value of your Bond is $50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross"
verb
- 1. produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income: "the film went on to gross $8 million in the U.S"
noun
- 1. an amount equal to twelve dozen; 144: "fifty-five gross of tins of processed milk"
- 2. a gross profit or income: "the box-office grosses mounted"
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The meaning of GROSS is glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness. How to use gross in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gross.
extreme in a way that is very obviously wrong and unacceptable: This is a gross violation of human rights. These people have been the victims of a gross injustice. Both sides in the debate are prone to gross exaggeration.
Gross definition: without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net). See examples of GROSS used in a sentence.
The noun, a gross, is the complete amount (before expenses), and the verb "to gross" is to bring in money. Two things will tell you which meaning is the right one with a word like gross : the part of speech and the context.
gross. (ɡrəʊs) adj. 1. repellently or excessively fat or bulky. 2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; total: gross sales; gross income. Compare net 21. 3. (of personal qualities, tastes, etc) conspicuously coarse or vulgar.
Gross means the total weight of something, including its container or wrapping.
Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. grossest, grosser. Unmitigated in any way; utter. Gross incompetence. American Heritage. Glaring; flagrant; very bad. A gross miscalculation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Lacking fineness, as in texture. Webster's New World. Big or fat and coarse-looking; corpulent; obese. Webster's New World.
gross meaning, definition, what is gross: a gross sum of money is the total amount...: Learn more.
GROSS definition: 1. A gross amount of money has not had taxes or other costs taken from it: 2. very serious or…. Learn more.
What does the word gross mean? There are 51 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word gross, 26 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. gross has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
