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).
will gross
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future tenseof gross.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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For Saturday’s bout, which will air on Showtime pay-per-view, Álvarez will gross a reported $40 million, while Plant is guaranteed $10 million.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Sony is projecting that the film will gross $8.8 million over the weekend, which is actually better than the first film’s debut and in line with studio expectations.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2021
The overall box office this weekend is not expected to pass $65 million, and the top 12 films will gross less than $50 million.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2017
The Transformers series even has a dedicated writers room at Paramount Pictures now, dreaming up more films that will gross more profits on the old robots-into-cars idea.
From Forbes ● May 31, 2015
The studio hopes the film will gross between $45 million to $49 million over the long weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2014
