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Word: Gross
Speech Type: Noun
ɡrəʊs
an amount equal to twelve dozen; 144
Short Definition:amount equal to twelve dozen
Examples:- fifty-five gross of tins of processed milk
a gross profit or income
Short Definition:gross profit or income
Examples:- the box office grosses mounted
Word: Gross
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus
ɡrəʊs
(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable
Short Definition:very obvious and unacceptable
Examples:- gross human rights abuses
- gross negligence
- a gross exaggeration
(of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total
Short Definition:without deduction of tax etc.
Examples:- the gross amount of the gift was £1,000
very rude or coarse; vulgar
Short Definition:very rude or coarse
Examples:- a gross, slap-and-tickle version of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
general or large-scale; not detailed
Short Definition:general or large-scale
Examples:- at the gross anatomical level
Word: Gross
Speech Type: Adverb
ɡrəʊs
without tax or other contributions having been deducted
Short Definition:without deductions
Examples:- if the value of your Bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross
Word: Gross
Speech Type: Verb
ɡrəʊs
produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income
Short Definition:produce or earn money as gross
Examples:- the film went on to gross $8 million
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