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gross up

British

verb

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

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The action-adventure film from the "Snatch" director, based on the 1960s espionage TV series, could gross up to $16 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2015

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

Schiller hopes the eventual book and movie will gross up to $10 million, with a $100,000 profit for himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

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