Definitions for Gross
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gross, 144noun

   twelve dozen

2. gross, revenue, receiptsadjective

   the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

3. grossadjective

   before any deductions

   "gross income"

4. grossadjective

   lacking fine distinctions or detail

   "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"

5. gross, porcineadjective

   repellently fat

   "a bald porcine old man"

6. megascopic, grossadjective

   visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

7. 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), unadulteratedadjective

   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"

8. crude, earthy, gross, vulgaradjective

   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"

9. crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rankverb

   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"

10. grossverb

    earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

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1. Grossadjective

   Hence: Disgusting; repulsive; highly offensive; as, a gross remark.

   Etymology: [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.]

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1. grossnoun

   A unit of amount = twelve dozen = 144 pcs.

   Etymology: 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.

2. grossnoun

   The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.

   Etymology: 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.

3. grossnoun

   The bulk, the mass, the masses.

   Etymology: 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.

4. grossverb

   To earn money, not including expenses.

   The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.

   Etymology: 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.

5. grossadjective

   Disgusting.

   Etymology: 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.

6. grossadjective

   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

   Etymology: 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.

7. grossadjective

   Great, large, palpable, bulky, or fat.

   Etymology: 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.

8. grossadjective

   Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful

   Etymology: 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.

9. grossadjective

   the whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.

   gross domestic product

   Etymology: 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.

10. grossadjective

    Dull.

    Etymology: 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.

11. Grossnoun

    A surname, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros.

    Etymology: The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there.

12. Grossnoun

    A village in Nebraska, having a population of two as of 2010.

    Etymology: The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gross

   great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Gross

   coarse; rough; not fine or delicate

   Etymology: [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.]

3. Gross

   not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless

   Etymology: [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.]

4. Gross

   expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure

   Etymology: [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.]

5. Gross

   thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium

   Etymology: [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.]

6. Gross

   great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence

   Etymology: [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.]

7. Gross

   whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net

   Etymology: [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.]

8. Grossadjective

   the main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass

   Etymology: [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.]

9. Gross

   the number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens

   Etymology: [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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gross

   In economics, gross means before deductions. The antonym is net, meaning after deductions.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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1. • Earn
   • Large Integer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gross' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4176

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gross' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3774

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gross' in Adjectives Frequency: #546

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gross in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gross in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Gross in a Sentence

1. Kati Piri:

   Gross human rights violations are happening on both sides.

2. Lara Trump:

   When The Lara Trump tapeWhile Omarosa was fired by the White House Chief of Staff in December of 2017, my entire family was concerned for her because we had no idea about the basis of her dismissal, we still wanted her on our team because we cared so much about her personally. That's why I reached out to offer her a position with the 2020 Trump Campaign before we knew anything about the gross violations of ethics and integrity during her White House tenure.

3. Andrew Weiss:

   It’s a gross oversimplification to suggest that the Russian government is all-in for Donald Trump, it's in Russia's interest ... to portray the United States as riven with popular discontent, xenophobia and high-level political corruption.

4. Chase Scolnick:

   As Orange County Superior Court observed, Bill Gross's conduct was' defiant and contemptuous,' and Amy Gross's testimony was' preposterous' and' lacking in credibility,' hopefully, the Court's ruling of a five-day jail sentence causes The Grosses to finally realize The Grosses billions do not mean they are above the law.

5. Gene Dodaro:

   The highest in the United States government’s history of debt held by the public as a percent of gross domestic product was 1946, right after World War II, we’re on mark to hit that in the next 15 to 25 years.

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