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 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
In fact, a large group of major corporations joined a coalition, led by the Human Rights Campaign, that supported legislation to eliminate the tax, but most of them don’t gross up their own employees.
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
It has already signed up 1,500 pupils, has made a deal with Western Electric to teach its employees, hopes to gross up to $1,000,000 in New York alone its first year.
From Time Magazine Archive
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