gross circulation noun

The total sales of a magazine or newspaper before mistakes or the number of unsold copies have been taken into consideration

gross domestic product noun

The gross national product less income from foreign investments, the total value of goods and services produced within a country

gross earnings plural noun

A person's total income received from all sources

gross investment noun (economics)

Spending on replacement of worn-out and obsolescent buildings, machinery and equipment and on increasing stock of such capital assets

gross loss noun (bookkeeping)

The loss made when the cost of goods exceeds their sales value

gross margin or gross profit noun (business)

The difference between the selling price of an article and the cost of the materials and labour needed to produce it

gross national product noun

The total value of all goods and services produced in a specified period (usu annually) within a country (ie the gross domestic product) plus the income from property held in foreign countries and incomes of domestic residents received from abroad as salaries, dividends or interest, minus similar payments made to residents of other countries

grossˈ-out noun (informal, chiefly N American)

Something offensive, disgusting, sickening (also adjective). See also gross out below

gross output noun

The total selling value of (a firm's) output within a given period, incl the value of necessary materials bought to produce that output

gross profit

See gross margin above

gross profit margin noun

The gross profit expressed as a percentage of sales

gross profit mark-up noun

The gross profit expressed as a percentage of the cost price of goods

gross redemption yield noun

The average annual yield on a gilt-edged stock, including dividend payments and any capital gain or loss

gross weight noun (business)

The combined weight of an article and its packaging

great gross

A dozen gross (ie 1728)

gross out (informal, chiefly N American)

To disgust, shock, offend with indecency or sickening behaviour

gross up

To convert a net figure into a gross one for the purpose of tax calculation, etc

in gross

In bulk, wholesale