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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gross /groʊs/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., pl. gross for 11 in Unabridged dictionary., gross•es for 12 in Unabridged dictionary., v. adj. - without or before deductions;
total (opposed to net ):gross earnings. - flagrant and extreme;
glaring:[before a noun]gross injustice. - indecent;
vulgar:gross language. - [Slang.]revolting;
disgusting:a really gross habit. - extremely or excessively fat.
- of or relating to only the broadest or most general considerations.
n. - Weights and Measures a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbr.: gro.:[countable]Bring in several gross of the pencils.
- [uncountable] total income, profits, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net ).
v. [~ + object] - to earn as a total before any deductions:The company grossed over three million dollars last year.
- gross out, [Slang.]
- to disgust or offend: [~ + object + out]That food really grossed me out.[~ + out + object]He tried to gross out the cheerleaders.
gross•ly, adv. gross•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gross (grōs),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., pl. gross for 11, gross•es for 12, 13; v. adj. - 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.
- thick;
dense;
heavy:gross vegetation. - of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.
- Slang Termsextremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting:He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.
n. - Weights and Measuresa group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbr.: gro.
- total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net).
- [Obs.]the main body, bulk, or mass.
v.t. - 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.
- gross out, [Slang.]
- to disgust or offend, esp. by crude language or behavior.
- to shock or horrify.
- Late Latin gross(us) thick, coarse
- Old French gros large (as noun, nominal, grosse twelve dozen)
- Middle English 1350–1400
gross′ness, n.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shameful, outrageous, heinous, grievous. See flagrant.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged low, animal, sensual, broad.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged massive, great.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decent.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged delicate, small.
Gross (grōs),USA pronunciation n. Chaim (khīm),USA pronunciation born 1904, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gross /ɡrəʊs/ adj - repellently or excessively fat or bulky
- with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; total: gross sales, gross income
Compare net2 - (of personal qualities, tastes, etc) conspicuously coarse or vulgar
- obviously or exceptionally culpable or wrong; flagrant: gross inefficiency
- lacking in perception, sensitivity, or discrimination: gross judgments
- (esp of vegetation) dense; thick; luxuriant
interj slang - an exclamation indicating disgust
n - ( pl gross) a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen
- ( pl grosses) the entire amount
- the great majority
vb (transitive)- to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thickˈgrossly adv ˈgrossness n |