|adjective|
1.(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.
‘ _gross_ human rights abuses’
‘ _gross_ negligence’
2.(of a score in golf) as actually played, without taking handicap into account.
‘Those scores were _gross_ scores off his newly lowered 27 handicap!’
‘A _gross_ score of 66 less their team handicap of 6 produced a net 60.’
3.(of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total.
‘the _gross_ amount of the gift was £1,000’
‘You can't start deducting such items until they total 2% of adjusted _gross_ income.’
4.(of weight) including contents, wrappings, or other variable items; overall.
‘a projected _gross_ take-off weight of 500,000 pounds’
‘Liberator crews used the instrument to calculate _gross_ weight and centre of gravity, as well as to examine the effect of the centre of gravity of crew movement, fuel consumption and release of bomb loads.’
5.General or large-scale; not detailed.
‘at the _gross_ anatomical level’
‘If infection is suspected, the wound area must be assessed for obvious signs of _gross_ infection, and the infection should be confirmed by culturing the organism.’
6.Unattractively fat or bloated.
‘I feel fat, _gross_ —even my legs feel flabby’
‘At least a third of the people promenading along the seafront were more than just overweight - they were _gross_ , with their swollen bellies leading the way.’
7.Very rude or coarse; vulgar.
‘a _gross_ , slap-and-tickle version of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’’
‘A man fallen in the ocean of nescience cannot be saved simply by rescuing his outward dress - the _gross_ material body.’
8.Very unpleasant; repulsive.
‘‘Then I threw up,’ said Russ. ‘How _gross_ ,’ Ellie muttered’
‘And true, he carries at least 108 diseases and is just completely _gross_ and icky and mouse-y.’
|adverb|
1.Without tax or other contributions having been deducted.
‘if the value of your Bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid _gross_ ’
‘Overall they estimate that carers save the State at least E2 billion _gross_ each year.’
|noun|
1.A gross profit or income.
‘the box office _grosses_ mounted’
‘But of all the Oscar nominees it has racked up by far the biggest domestic _grosses_ so far.’
2.An amount equal to twelve dozen; 144.
‘fifty-five _gross_ of tins of processed milk’
‘Personally, I'm wondering just how much he paid for the _gross_ of grovelling apologies he's been using like there's no tomorrow…’
|verb|
1.Add deductions such as tax to a net amount.
‘all commuting costs were _grossed_ up for tax and National Insurance deductions’
‘I am, however, prepared to ‘add back’ a number of the items that are considered to be personal to the Respondent that are written off as business expenses and _grossing_ that amount up.’
2.Produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income.
‘the film went on to _gross_ $8 million’
‘In the United States alone, the title _grossed_ an unprecedented $30 million in sales.’
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