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gross up

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to increase (net income) to its pretax value

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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