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  (grōs) pronunciation
adj., gross·er, gross·est.
    1. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See synonyms at whole.
    2. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.
  1. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See synonyms at flagrant.
    1. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: “It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross” (Thomas H. Huxley).
    2. Offensive; disgusting.
    3. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
    4. Carnal; sensual.
    1. Overweight; corpulent.
    2. Dense; profuse.
  2. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.
n.
  1. pl. gross·es. The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.
  2. pl. gross. (Abbr. gr. or gro.) A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.
tr.v., grossed, gross·ing, gross·es.

To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.

phrasal verb:

gross out Slang.

  1. To fill with disgust; nauseate: “The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set” (Christian Science Monitor).

[Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.]

grosser gross'er n.
grossly gross'ly adv.
grossness gross'ness n.
 
 

1. Highest amount, as when referring to sales or income.

2. In quantity of merchandise, 12 dozen, or 144.

 
Thesaurus: gross

adjective

  1. Including every constituent or individual: all, complete, entire, total, whole. See part/whole.
  2. Conspicuously bad or offensive: arrant, capital, egregious, flagrant, glaring, rank2. See good/bad.
  3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See courtesy/discourtesy, smooth/rough.
  4. Offensive to accepted standards of decency: barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar. Slang raunchy. See decent/indecent.
  5. Having too much flesh: corpulent, fat, fatty, fleshy, obese, overblown, overweight, porcine, portly, stout, weighty. See fat/thin.

noun

    An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back: aggregate, all, entirety, everything, sum, total, totality, whole. Informal work (used in plural). Idioms: everythingbutexceptthe kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the wholeball of waxkit and caboodlemegillahnine yardsshebang. See part/whole.

verb

    To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, net2, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See money.

 
Antonyms: gross

adj

Definition: crude, vulgar
Antonyms: chaste, clean, moral, polite, refined

adj

Definition: large, fat
Antonyms: skinny, slender, thin, tiny

adj

Definition: obvious, apparent
Antonyms: cultivated, delicate, hidden, modified, obscured, vague

adj

Definition: whole
Antonyms: net, part, partial

n

Definition: total, whole
Antonyms: net, part

v

Definition: bring in as total
Antonyms: net


 
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Great; culpable; general; absolute. A thing in gross exists in its own right, and not as an appendage to another thing. Before or without diminution or deduction. Whole; entire; total; as in the gross sum, amount, weight—as opposed to net. Not adjusted or reduced by deductions or subtractions.

Out of all measure; beyond allowance; flagrant; shameful; as a gross dereliction of duty, a gross injustice, gross carelessness or negligence. Such conduct as is not to be excused.

 

Exclusive of deductions, prior to taxation, as in gross income. (Compare net.) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product.

 

Coarse or large; visible to the naked eye.

  • g. energy — total energy of a feed as measured by direct calorimetry.
  • g. income — total income before costs have been deducted.
  • g. margin — total returns from an enterprise minus the variable costs incurred by the enterprise.
 
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IN BRIEF: Disgusting, coarse or vulgar. Also: Twelve dozen.

pronunciation People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. — Stephen King.

Tutor's tip: The hikers came upon many "grouse" (a kind of large bird) as they hiked through the "gross" (disgusting) mud.

 
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Translations: Translations for: Gross

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brutto-, grov, uforskammet, sjofel, smældfed
adv. - brutto
v. tr. - give en bruttosum af, have en bruttoindtægt på
n. - en gros, hovedmasse

idioms:

  • by the gross    i mængdevis, en gros
  • gross domestic product    bruttonationalindkomst
  • gross national product    bruttonationalprodukt
  • gross out    være grov over for
  • gross up    omregne til bruttoværdi
  • in the gross    i det store og hele

Nederlands (Dutch)
afstotelijk dik, grof, goor, bruto-, dicht, ongevoelig/bot, met het blote oog te zien, bruto verdienen, gros, brutobedrag

Français (French)
adj. - (Comm, Fin) brut (un revenu), (gén, Jur) grossier, crasse (une ignorance), choquant, flagrant (une injustice), vulgaire (un comportement), cru (un langage), dégueulasse, obèse
adv. - (Comm, Fin) en brut, sans les taxes, salaire brut
v. tr. - gagner en salaire brut, emplir de dégoût
n. - douze douzaines, grosse

idioms:

  • by the gross    à la grosse
  • gross domestic product    (Écon) produit intérieur brut (PIB)
  • gross national product    (Écon) produit national brut (PNB)
  • gross out    (US) dégoûter (qn)
  • gross up    (Fin) calculer le montant brut de
  • in the gross    en général

Deutsch (German)
adj. - grob, ordinär, brutto, Brutto...
n. - Gros
v. - brutto verdienen
adv. - brutto...

idioms:

  • by the gross    en gros
  • gross domestic product    Bruttoinlandsprodukt
  • gross national product    Bruttosozialprodukt
  • gross out    anekeln
  • gross up    einbeziehen
  • in the gross    en gros

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χονδροειδής, σωματώδης, χοντρός, παχύς, εξόφθαλμος, κατάφωρος, χυδαίος, αισχρός, αηδιαστικός, (για φυτά) θρασεμένος, (οικον.) χονδρικός, ακαθάριστος, μικτός
n. - ακαθάριστες εισπράξεις
v. - (οικον.) αποφέρω ή αποδίδω συνολικά

idioms:

  • by the gross    χοντρικά
  • gross domestic product    (οικον.) ακαθάριστο εγχώριο προϊόν
  • gross national product    (οικον.) ακαθάριστο εθνικό προϊόν
  • gross out    προξενώ αηδία (σε κάποιον)
  • gross up    υπολογίζω χονδρικές εισπράξεις
  • in the gross    χονδρικά, συνολικά

Italiano (Italian)
grossa (=12 dozzine), grossolano, volgare, lordo

idioms:

  • by the gross    all'ingrosso
  • gross domestic product    Prodotto Interno Lordo
  • gross national product    Prodotto Nazionale Lordo
  • gross out    disgustare
  • gross up    totale lordo
  • in the gross    all'ingrosso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bruto, total, grosso, grande, crasso, flagrante, obsceno, vulgar
n. - grosa (f), doze dúzias (f pl)
v. - obter como renda total ou lucro antes das deduções

idioms:

  • by the gross    incluído na grosa, doze dúzias
  • gross domestic product    Produto (m) Interno Bruto (Econ.)
  • gross national product    Produto (m) Nacional Bruto (Econ.)
  • gross out    repugnar
  • gross up    aumentar (renda líquida) em relação a seu valor antes das deduções (Fin.)
  • in the gross    incluído na grosa (avaliação)

Русский (Russian)
большой, тучный, плотный, грубый, вульгарный, валовой, гросс (12 дюжин), получить прибыль

idioms:

  • by the gross    оптом, в целом
  • gross domestic product    валовой внутренний продукт
  • gross national product    валовой национальный продукт
  • gross out    вызывать отвращение
  • gross up    определять полную стоимость чего-л., брутто
  • in the gross    в целом, не вдаваясь в детали

Español (Spanish)
adj. - total, rudo, grosero, rústico, tosco, chabacano, ramplón, vulgar, bruto, flagrante, grande, voluminoso, muy gordo, espeso
adv. - rudamente, groseramente, toscamente, vulgarmente
v. tr. - ganar una suma bruta (antes de deducciones)
n. - gruesa, ingreso bruto

idioms:

  • by the gross    al por mayor
  • gross domestic product    producto interno bruto
  • gross national product    producto nacional bruto
  • gross out    revolver el estómago, asquear
  • gross up    bruto (antes de las retenciones)
  • in the gross    en grueso, en general

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - plump, rå, grov, äcklig, frodig, fet, tjock, total-, brutto-
n. - gross (12 dussin), i parti, i stort sett, huvudstyrka (åld.)
v. - tjäna brutto

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
总共的, 重大的, 未打折扣的, 总共地, 重大地, 总共赚得, 总数, 总量

idioms:

  • by the gross    大宗地, 大量地, 以批发方式
  • gross domestic product    国内生产总值
  • gross national product    国民生产总值
  • gross out    触犯, 侮辱, 令人作呕的人或行为
  • gross up    使净收入增长到付税前最高值
  • in the gross    大量, 大体上

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 總共的, 重大的, 未打折扣的
adv. - 總共地, 重大地
v. tr. - 總共賺得
n. - 總數, 總量

idioms:

  • by the gross    大宗地, 大量地, 以批發方式
  • gross domestic product    國內生產總值
  • gross national product    國民生產總值
  • gross out    觸犯, 侮辱, 令人作嘔的人或行為
  • gross up    使凈收入增長到付稅前最高值
  • in the gross    大量, 大體上

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거친, 조잡한, 굵은, 야비한
adv. - (세금 등이) 공제되지 않은
v. tr. - ~의 총수익을 올리다
n. - 총액, 12다스

idioms:

  • by the gross    전체적으로, 도매로
  • gross out    구역질 나게 하다
  • gross up    구역질 나게 하다
  • in the gross    총체적으로, 도매로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - グロス, 総計, グロース
adj. - 全体の, ひどい, 太っている, 下品な, 粗野な, 生い茂った, 濃い, 粗悪な, 総体の, 粗い, 太った
v. - 総利益をあげる

idioms:

  • by the gross    全体で, まとめて
  • gross domestic product    国内総生産
  • gross national product    国民総生産
  • gross out    むかむかさせる
  • gross up    控除前の額にふやす
  • in the gross    概して, 一般に, 総体に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بدين جدا, غير مهذب (الاسم) اثنتا عشرة دزينه)441( , مجمل البيع (فعل) يربح ( يغل) ربحا غير صافي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, בולט, שמן, דוחה, מגושם, המוני, כולל, ברוטו, מביש, חסר-רגישות‬
adv. - ‮ברוטו‬
v. tr. - ‮הרוויח ברוטו‬
n. - ‮מאה ארבעים וארבע, באריזה כמותית (441 יחידות)‬


 
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