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gross
1[ grohs ]
adjective
- without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like ( net ):
gross earnings;
gross sales.
a gross scoundrel.
- flagrant and extreme:
gross injustice.
Synonyms: grievous, heinous, outrageous, absolute, downright
- indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar:
gross remarks.
Synonyms: broad, coarse, animal, low
Antonyms: decent
- lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.
- large, big, or bulky.
Antonyms: small, diminutive
- extremely or excessively fat.
- of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.
- Slang. extremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting:
He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.
gross vegetation;
gross fog;
gross vapors.
noun
- a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. : gro.
- total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions ( net ).
- Obsolete. the main body, bulk, or mass.
verb (used with object)
- to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.:
The company grossed over three million dollars last year.
verb phrase
- Slang.
- to disgust or offend, especially by crude language or behavior.
- to shock or horrify.
Gross
2[ grohs ]
noun
- Chaim [kh, ahym], 1904–1991, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria.
gross
/ ɡrəʊs /
adjective
- repellently or excessively fat or bulky
- with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; total Compare net 2
gross income
gross sales
- (of personal qualities, tastes, etc) conspicuously coarse or vulgar
- obviously or exceptionally culpable or wrong; flagrant
gross inefficiency
- lacking in perception, sensitivity, or discrimination
gross judgments
- (esp of vegetation) dense; thick; luxuriant
- obsolete.coarse in texture or quality
- rare.rude; uneducated; ignorant
interjection
- an exclamation indicating disgust
noun
- gross a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen
- grosses
- the entire amount
- the great majority
verb
- to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc
gross
- Exclusive of deductions , prior to taxation , as in gross income . ( Compare net .) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product .
Derived Forms
- ˈgrossness, noun
- ˈgrossly, adverb
Other Words From
- gross·ly adverb
- gross·ness noun
- out·gross verb (used with object)
- o·ver·gross adjective
- o·ver·gross·ness noun
- un·gross adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gross1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gross1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“These legacy series, they’re big-screen movies, they deserve to come back,” said David A. Gross, who publishes the FranchiseRe movie industry newsletter.
When a sequel returns four years or less after its last airing, it typically has a 17% lower opening than the previous film, Gross said.
That’s a negligible difference, Gross said, and means that films don’t need to be held — or sped up — before they’re ready.
NASA’s budget for years has hovered around 0.1% of total U.S. gross domestic product — less than one-eighth of its allowance during the mid-1960s.
We do not know what 2025 will bring and forecasts of doom could well be punctured by the mere dismal reality of gross incompetence; the future may just be dumb.
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