Word forms: comparative grosser, superlative grossest, 3rd person singular presenttense grosses, present participle grossing, past tense, past participle grossedlanguage note: The plural of the number is gross.
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use gross to describe something unacceptable or unpleasant to a very great amount, degree, or intensity.
The company were guilty of gross negligence.
...an act of gross injustice.
Synonyms: flagrant, obvious, glaring, blatant More Synonyms of gross
grosslyadverb [ADVERB -ed/adjective]
Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years.
She was grossly overweight.
2. adjective
If you say that someone's speech or behaviour is gross, you think it is very rude or unacceptable.
[disapproval]
He abused the Admiral in the grossest terms.
I feel disgusted and wonder how I could ever have been so gross.
3. adjective
If you describe something as gross, you think it is very unpleasant.
[informal, disapproval]
I spat them out because they tasted so gross.
He wears really gross holiday outfits.
4. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you describe someone as gross, you mean that they are extremely fat and unattractive.
[disapproval]
I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross.
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Gross means the total amount of something, especially money, before any has been taken away.
...a fixed rate account guaranteeing 10.4% gross interest or 7.8% net until October.
Gross is also an adverb.
Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted.
...a father earning £20,000 gross a year.
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Gross means the total amount of something, after all the relevant amounts have been added together.
National Savings gross sales in June totalled £709 million.
Synonyms: total, whole, entire, aggregate More Synonyms of gross
7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Gross means the total weight of something, including its container or wrapping.
8. verb
If a person or a business grosses a particular amount of money, they earn that amount of money before tax has beentaken away.
[business]
I'm a factory worker who grossed £9,900 last year. [VERB noun]
So far the films have grossed more than £590 million. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: earn, make, take, bring in More Synonyms of gross
9. number
A gross is a group of 144 things.
He ordered twelve gross of the disks. [+ of]
Phrasal verbs:
See gross out
More Synonyms of gross
gross in British English
(ɡrəʊs)
adjective
1.
repellently or excessively fat or bulky
2.
with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; total
gross sales
gross income
Compare net2 (sense 1)
3.
(of personal qualities, tastes, etc) conspicuously coarse or vulgar
4.
obviously or exceptionally culpable or wrong; flagrant
gross inefficiency
5.
lacking in perception, sensitivity, or discrimination
gross judgments
6.
(esp of vegetation) dense; thick; luxuriant
7. obsolete
coarse in texture or quality
8. rare
rude; uneducated; ignorant
exclamation slang
9.
an exclamation indicating disgust
noun
10. Word forms: pluralgross
a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen
11. Word forms: pluralgrosses
a.
the entire amount
b.
the great majority
verb(transitive)
12.
to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc
Derived forms
grossly (ˈgrossly)
adverb
grossness (ˈgrossness)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick
gross in American English
(groʊs)
adjective
1.
big or fat and coarse-looking; corpulent; burly
2.
glaring; flagrant; very bad
a gross miscalculation
3.
dense; thick
4.
a.
lacking fineness, as in texture
b.
lacking fine distinctions or specific details
5.
lacking in refinement or perception; insensitive; dull
6.
vulgar; obscene; coarse
gross language
7. Slang
unpleasant, disgusting, offensive, etc.
8.
with no deductions; total; entire
gross income
see also net2
9. Archaic
evident; obvious
noun
10. Word forms: pluralˈgrosses
overall total, as of income, before deductions are taken
11. Word forms: pluralgross
twelve dozen
verb transitive, verb intransitive
12.
to earn (a specified total amount) before expenses are deducted
Gross refers to the total amount of something, especially money, before anything has been takenaway.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ amount~ revenue~ sales~ total
This is a fixed-rate account guaranteeing 10.4 percent gross interest or 7.8 percent net.
Annual gross revenue from the new store is expected to be about $5 million.
Gross refers to the total amount of something, especially money, before anything has beentaken away.
gross profit, gross profit margin
Related wordsCompare gross with net which refers to the amount of something that remains after subtracting taxes, expenses,losses and costs.
gross in Retail2
(groʊs)
Word forms: (present) grosses, (past) grossed, (perfect) grossed, (progressive) grossing
verb
(Retail: Management accounts)
If a person or a company grosses a particular amount of money, they earn it as total revenue, before deductions suchas expenses and tax.
The popular brand grossed $65 million in sales last year.
By her third year, she was grossing $6 million, thanks to a fortuitous contract with the superstore.
If a person or a company grosses a particular amount of money, they earn it as total revenue, before deductions suchas expenses and tax.
gross in Accounting1
(groʊs)
adjective
(Accounting: Basic)
Gross refers to the total amount of something, especially money, before anything has beentaken away.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ amount~ revenue~ sales~ total
This is a fixed-rate account guaranteeing 10.4 percent gross interest or 7.8 percent net.
Annual gross revenue from the facility is expected to be about $5 million.
Gross refers to the total amount of something, especially money, before anything has beentaken away.
gross profit, gross profit margin
Related wordsThe opposite of gross is net. The net amount of something is the amount that remains after subtracting taxes,expenses, losses, and costs.
gross in Accounting2
(groʊs)
Word forms: (present) grosses, (past) grossed, (perfect) grossed, (progressive) grossing
verb
(Accounting: Financial statements, Income statement)
If a person or a company grosses a particular amount of money, they earn it as total revenue, before deductions suchas expenses and tax.
The popular brand grossed $65 million in sales last year.
By her third year, she was grossing $6 million, thanks to a fortuitous contract with the superstore.
If a person or a company grosses a particular amount of money, they earn it as total revenue, before deductions suchas expenses and tax.
Examples of 'gross' in a sentence
gross
This smacks of gross negligence and it is the public who will suffer.
The Sun (2006)
The deduction is allowed in computing adjusted gross income.
Christianity Today (2000)
It would be pointless to agree a tax on gross profits as racing would lose out.
The Sun (2008)
The claimant did not need to establish either gross negligence or something more serious.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His actions led to him being fired last year for gross misconduct.
The Sun (2011)
Three others also face a probe over gross misconduct allegations.
The Sun (2014)
Next also impressed with the way in which it widened gross margins on the retail side.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ruling of gross negligence is the most serious possible outcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is possible to make charitable donations from your gross pay before income tax has been deducted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Investments and income can be paid gross of tax and in the currency of your choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You could spend the entire gross domestic product on it, and still find shortages.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The gross domestic product of most industrial countries dropped by about 30 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Its debt has doubled to a huge 195% of gross domestic product since then.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The cast album from the show has grossed about $11 million in sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When you feel gross you don't want anyone touching bits of you that wobble.
The Sun (2014)
Although it's safe to smell it really is quite gross.
The Sun (2012)
The country will lose about 15 per cent of its gross national product.
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That means the show alone will have grossed about 3 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Britain's budget deficit peaked at under 11% of gross domestic product.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It pays a 15 per cent duty on gross profit its telephone business, which plunged into the red this year.
The Sun (2009)
They say it was gross misconduct and I'm now suspended.
The Sun (2012)
It must be remembered that in examining the results of this campaign attention must first be paid, not to the gross totals, but to the percentages.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
gross
British English: gross /ɡrəʊs/ ADJECTIVE
You use gross to emphasize the degree to which something is unacceptable or unpleasant.
The remark was a gross insult to workers.
American English: gross
Arabic: هائِل
Brazilian Portuguese: bruto
Chinese: 毛的
Croatian: grub
Czech: neomluvitelný
Danish: grov
Dutch: walgelijk
European Spanish: bruto
Finnish: törkeä
French: grossier désagréable
German: ungeheuerlich
Greek: κατάφωρος
Italian: madornale
Japanese: ひどい
Korean: 심한
Norwegian: grov utilgivelig
Polish: ordynarny
European Portuguese: bruto
Romanian: grosolan
Russian: вопиющий
Latin American Spanish: bruto
Swedish: äcklig
Thai: หยาบคาย
Turkish: göze batar
Ukrainian: жахливий
Vietnamese: trắng trợn
British English: gross VERB
If a person or a business grosses a particular amount of money, they earn that amount of money before tax has been taken away.
The company grossed a good amount of money last year.
American English: gross
Brazilian Portuguese: lucrar
Chinese: 税前收入赚得
European Spanish: recaudar en bruto
French: gagner brut
German: brutto verdienen
Italian: avere un guadagno lordo di
Japanese: ～の総収益を上げる
Korean: ~의 세전 총수익을 올리다
European Portuguese: lucrar
Latin American Spanish: recaudar en bruto
All related terms of 'gross'
gross out
If something grosses you out , it makes you feel disgusted.
gross ton
a long ton
gross up
to increase ( net income ) to its pretax value
great gross
a unit of quantity equal to one dozen gross (or 1728)
gross assets
The assets of a company or a person are all the things that they own.
gross income
total revenue received before any deductions or allowances , as for rent , cost of goods sold, taxes , etc
gross margin
the difference between total revenue and the cost of goods sold
gross output
the total output of a firm , industry, or economy without deducting intermediate costs
gross premium
A gross premium is the total premium of an insurance contract before brokerage or discounts have been deducted .
gross profit
the difference between total revenue from sales and the total cost of purchases or materials , with an adjustment for stock
gross salary
A salary is the money that someone is paid each month by their employer , especially when they are in a profession such as teaching , law, or medicine.
gross tonnage
the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet ( gross ton ), with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks , etc., exempted
gross weight
total weight of an article inclusive of the weight of the container and packaging
gross indecency
(formerly) a category of crimes involving sex , esp consenting homosexual activity before it was decriminalized
in the gross
in bulk ; as a whole
gross misconduct
a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
gross negligence
extreme carelessness that shows wilful or reckless disregard for the consequences to the safety or property of another
gross value added
the aggregate of values added throughout an economy , which represents that economy's gross domestic product
adjusted gross income
the total of an individual's wages, salaries , interest, dividends , etc., minus allowable deductions
gross domestic income
the total value of all goods and services produced domestically by a nation during a year. It is equivalent to gross national product minus net investment incomes from foreign nations
gross profit margin
A gross profit margin is a measure of the profitability of a company , that is calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales .
gross domestic product
A country's gross domestic product is the total value of all the goods it has produced and the services it has provided in a particular year, not including its income from investments in other countries .
gross national product
A country's gross national product is the total value of all the goods it has produced and the services it has provided in a particular year , including its income from investments in other countries .
gross written premiums
Gross written premiums are the total revenue from a contract expected to be received by an insurer before deductions for reinsurance or ceding commissions .
gr. wt.
gross weight
GDI
gross domestic income
GDP
In economics , a country's GDP is the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year, not including its income from investments in other countries. GDP is an abbreviation for 'gross domestic product'. Compare → GNP .
GNP
In economics , a country's GNP is the total value of all the goods produced and services provided by that country in one year . GNP is an abbreviation for 'gross national product'. Compare → GDP .
RTGS
An RTGS is a type of electronic transfer where the money is immediately taken from the payer and the payee has access to it right away.