gross
adjective
without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net).
are grossing
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present progressiveof gross.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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AI images are popping up everywhere in food ads—and are grossing people out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
His nine current shows, with their road companies, are grossing over $300,000 a week at the rate of $15,000,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now 1,200 women's-apparel manufacturers, including such leaders as Pat Premo, Rudi Gernreich and Georgia Kay, are grossing $350 million a year, and selling 60% to 75% of their wares east of the Rockies.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, in the flashy Red Elephant Room, bar sales are grossing the company nearly $250,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Variety last week reported that the Admiral's lectures are grossing $4,000 to $5,000 nightly; that he will clear some $55,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
