grosses
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pluralof gross.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
grossadjectivewithout deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net). -
present tense formof gross (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
grossadjectivewithout deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net).
Example Sentences
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He said he typically grosses $140 to $150 a day, minus about $30 of gas for his Ford Focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
As of last weekend, the year’s box-office grosses are up 16% compared with the same time period last year, according to Comscore.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Ticket sales from large format screens, including IMAX, made up about 40% of the opening weekend grosses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
But this spring seems especially crammed, even though Broadway attendance still has not returned to prepandemic levels, and grosses were down 14 percent as of early March compared with the same period in 2020.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The thought of the false teeth currently chillin’ in their purple glitter container inside G’ma’s purse almost grosses Scoob out as much as the oysters.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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