gross
adjective
without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net).
were grossing
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past progressiveof gross.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In North America, where fur propelled 17th century European profit-seekers into the continent's vast interior, wild pelts were grossing an estimated $200 million per year as recently as 1983.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
The time was right for a more complex game world; within months, Supercell’s two smash hits were grossing a combined $70 M a month.
From Forbes ● Aug. 15, 2013
At $1,500 a performance, his concerts were grossing $300,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gorman may exaggerate the threat he posed to Swaggart, whose operations were grossing $140 million a year before his fall.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1929 the two Katz stores were grossing $5,000,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
