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Definitions for Gross
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Gross.
Princeton's WordNet
gross, 144(noun)
twelve dozen
gross, revenue, receipts(adj)
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
gross(adj)
before any deductions
"gross income"
gross(adj)
lacking fine distinctions or detail
"the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
gross, porcine(adj)
repellently fat
"a bald porcine old man"
megascopic, gross(adj)
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated(adj)
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
"an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
crude, earthy, gross, vulgar(adj)
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
"coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank(verb)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
"a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
gross(verb)
earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
GCIDE
Gross(a.)
Hence: Disgusting; repulsive; highly offensive; as, a gross remark.
Origin: [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. Engross, Grocer, Grogram.]
Wiktionary
gross(Noun)
A unit of amount = twelve dozen = 144 pcs.
gross(Noun)
The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.
gross(Noun)
The bulk, the mass, the masses.
gross(Verb)
To earn money, not including expenses.
The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.
gross(Adjective)
Disgusting.
gross(Adjective)
Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure.
But man to know God is a difficulty, except by a mean he himself inure, which is to know God's creatures that be: at first them that be of the grossest nature, and then [...] them that be more pure. u2014 1874: Dodsley et al., A Select Collection of Old English Plays
gross(Adjective)
Great, large, palpable, bulky, or fat.
gross(Adjective)
Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful
gross(Adjective)
the whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.
gross domestic product
gross(Adjective)
Dull.
Gross(ProperNoun)
, originally a nickname for a big man, from gros.
Origin: From gross, from gros, from grossus, and grossus, of origin, from groz, from grautaz, from ghrewə-. Cognate with dialectal grôt, groût, and grô, groot, groß, great. More at great.
Webster Dictionary
Gross
great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large
Gross
coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
Gross
not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless
Gross
expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure
Gross
thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium
Gross
great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence
Gross
whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net
Gross(adj)
the main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass
Gross
the number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens
Origin: [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. Engross, Grocer, Grogram.]
Freebase
Gross
In economics, gross means before deductions. The antonym is net, meaning after deductions.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gross
grōs, adj. coarse: rough: dense: palpable, glaring, shameful: whole: coarse in mind: stupid: sensual: obscene.—n. the main bulk: the whole taken together: a great hundred—i.e. twelve dozen.—adv. Gross′ly.—n. Gross′ness.—In gross, in bulk, wholesale. [Fr. gros—L. grossus, thick.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Gross' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4176
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Gross' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3774
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Gross' in Adjectives Frequency: #546
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Gross in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Gross in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Gross in a Sentence
This is de facto discrimination and a gross injustice.
As a result, the gross capital requirement will be higher.
Gross human rights violations are happening on both sides.
This is a clear, gross violation of the rights of a child.
I have seen gross intolerance shown in support of tolerance.
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Translations for Gross
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- مقرف, كلي, معيب, سئ,جارح, إجماليArabic
- veletucetCzech
- unempfindlich, brutto, dick, grob, Gros, unanständig, ekelhaftGerman
- gruesa, bruto, repulsivoSpanish
- lihava, krossi, bruttomyynti, inhottava, bruttomäärä, tympeä, vakava, valtava, karkea, bruttotulo, bruttoansio, ällöttävä, enemmistö, inha, suunnaton, törkeä, rahvaanomainen, vastenmielinen, iljettäväFinnish
- grossière, dégoûtant, brut, grossierFrench
- comhlán, grósaIrish
- dà dhusan dheugScottish Gaelic
- nagytucat, grossz, otromba, durva, goromba, bruttóHungarian
- complessivo, rude, imperdonabile, macroscopico, ripugnante, lordo, indecente, volgare, osceno, grossolano, crudele, rozzo, grave, impuro, grassoItalian
- きもいJapanese
- 심한Korean
- bruto, walgelijk, grosDutch
- ekkelNorwegian
- gros, ciężki, odstręczający, poważny, obleśny, bruttoPolish
- brutoPortuguese
- brut, scarbosRomanian
- валовой, тяжкий, серьёзный, отвратительный, притупленный, брутто, большой, омерзительный, похабный, грубый, гадкий, тучный, неприличный, противныйRussian
- brútoSlovene
- obscen, äcklig, tråkig, oanständig, brutto, grov, trist, allvarlig, tjock, fet, gross, svårSwedish
- iğrençTurkish
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