Gross - English meaning
Gross – definitions in English dictionary
adjective(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.
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Gross human rights abusesadjective(of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total.
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The gross amount of the gift was £1,000adjectiveVery rude or coarse; vulgar.
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A gross, slap-and-tickle version of ‘the taming of the shrew’adjectiveGeneral or large-scale; not detailed.
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At the gross anatomical level
adverbWithout tax or other contributions having been deducted.
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If the value of your bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross
nounAn amount equal to twelve dozen; 144.
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Fifty-five gross of tins of processed milknounA gross profit or income.
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The box office grosses mounted
adjective(esp. of something bad or wrong) extreme or obvious
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The birds die from hunger, thirst, and gross overcrowding., she watches these really gross movies.,…
adjectiveUsed to describe a total amount of money before tax, etc. is taken off
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Gross earnings/income/revenue the company posted gross earnings of $150.8 million., gross salary/wa…
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Word origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus .
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