gross up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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But the payoff is substantial: With 15,000 to 20,000 seats depending on the configuration, a single night can gross up to $3 million in ticket sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The animated film is on track to gross up to $38 million in its sophomore weekend, exceeding the $35-million projection for “Dumb and Dumber To.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2014
But not everyone on that list, including Lloyd A. Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, for instance, has started to gross up employees within their own offices.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
Billboard reported before Jackson's death that the O2 shows would gross up to $100 million and merch possibly another $15 million.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2010
Authors get a percentage of the gross up to 10%.
From Time Magazine Archive
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