gross

[ grohs ]

/ groʊs /

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adjective, gross·er, gross·est.

without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net): gross earnings;gross sales.

unqualified; complete; rank: a gross scoundrel.

flagrant and extreme: gross injustice.

indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross remarks.

lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.

large, big, or bulky.

extremely or excessively fat.

of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.

Slang. extremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting: He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.

thick; dense: gross vegetation;gross fog;gross vapors.

noun, plural gross for 11, gross·es for 12, 13.

a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.

total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net).

Obsolete. the main body, bulk, or mass.

verb (used with object)

to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.: The company grossed over three million dollars last year.

Verb Phrases

gross out, Slang.

to disgust or offend, especially by crude language or behavior.
to shock or horrify.

OTHER WORDS FOR gross

2 downright, absolute.

3 outrageous, heinous, grievous.

4 low, animal, coarse, broad.

6 massive, great.

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OPPOSITES FOR gross

4 decent.

6 diminutive, small.

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Origin of gross

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French gros “large” (as noun, grosse “twelve dozen”), from Late Latin gross(us) “thick, coarse”

synonym study for gross

3. See flagrant.

OTHER WORDS FROM gross

gross·ly, adverbgross·ness, nounout·gross, verb (used with object)o·ver·gross, adjective

o·ver·gross·ness, nounun·gross, adjective

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Gross

[ grohs ]

/ groʊs /

noun

Chaim

[khahym], /xaɪm/, 1904–1991, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria.

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How to use gross in a sentence

Focus on gross national happiness hasn’t always meant that the country ranks as the happiest on earth.
How “gross national happiness” helped Bhutan keep covid-19 at bay|Katie McLean|October 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review
That’s compared to $196 million in subscription revenue in the same period of 2019, a gross profit of $143 million, and a net loss of about $26 million.
Vista-owned backup and recovery company Datto files to go public|Ron Miller|September 30, 2020|TechCrunch
The settlement was in response to a lawsuit that Taylor’s family filed in April, alleging excessive force and gross negligence on the part of the officers.
Protesters hit the streets for a second night after officers aren’t charged with killing Breonna Taylor|Fabiola Cineas|September 25, 2020|Vox
It ranks the general wealth of nations by what it calls their gross national income, or GNI.
A dirty and growing problem: Too few toilets|Stephanie Parker|September 24, 2020|Science News For Students

Drawdown’s $27 trillion figure also happens to equal around 1% of the gross world product.
This restaurant duo want a zero-carbon food system. Can it happen?|Bobbie Johnson|September 24, 2020|MIT Technology Review
While the rioting was obviously the low point of the week, it was more a continuation on a theme of grossness than a wild outlier.
U.S. Open of Surfing Turns Into Riot|Mark Lukach|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Robert Kennedy hated Johnson's grossness, his lies, his bullying of staff, his self-indulgence with whisky and food.
David's Bookclub: Mutual Contempt|David Frum|April 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is seldom, if ever, any grossness in these spontaneous songs of the people—never indecency or double meaning.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
To them all his prattle was captivating, devoid as it was of the grossness so conspicuous in his 177 poems.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
The question of verbal indecency or grossness has really very little to do with the matter.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon
Faith delivers us from grossness of spirit, from lethargy, earthliness, stupor.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
We must put away our own grossness, as athletes rid themselves by severe training of all superfluous flesh.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for gross

gross

/ (ɡrəʊs) /

adjective

repellently or excessively fat or bulky

with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; totalgross sales; gross income Compare net 2 (def. 1)

(of personal qualities, tastes, etc) conspicuously coarse or vulgar

obviously or exceptionally culpable or wrong; flagrantgross inefficiency

lacking in perception, sensitivity, or discriminationgross judgments

(esp of vegetation) dense; thick; luxuriant

obsolete coarse in texture or quality

rare rude; uneducated; ignorant

interjection slang

an exclamation indicating disgust

noun

plural gross a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen

plural grosses

the entire amount
the great majority

verb (tr)

to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc

Derived forms of gross

grossly, adverbgrossness, noun

Word Origin for gross

C14: from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick

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Medical definitions for gross

Gross

[ grōs ]

Samuel David 1805-1884

American surgeon and educator who wrote widely influential medical treatises, including A System of Surgery (1859).

Cultural definitions for gross

gross

Exclusive of deductions, prior to taxation, as in gross income. (Compare net.) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product.

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