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gross

gross

10 3.2
The total money received before costs or taxes are taken away
  • noun
  • /ɡroʊs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : importe bruto
  • You'll be paid a percentage of the gross of all the races you win.
  • gross income
  • adjusted gross
  • gross versus net

First dollar gross, not back end, not net, none of that stuff.

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Examples

  • The company's gross for the quarter exceeded projections by a significant margin.

  • Though it only cost $68,000 to make, the gross for the filmmakers was in the millions.

    Blog text (26)
  • A million dollars is more than the gross of your last film.

  • A movie is successful if the domestic gross covers the production budget plus half again.

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  • I get no salary, but ten percent of the gross.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And lastly, what's your gross Commission income?

  • The first week's gross was $2,215,781, over two-thirds of which it earned on its opening weekend.

    Blog text (12)
  • I cleared $60,000 in 18 months, earning $65,000 gross per year.

    Blog text (27)
  • Last year, the film generated a gross of over $500 million worldwide.

  • After the event, we reported a gross income of $10,000 before any expenses.

Synonyms

total
vsgross
443 1.0

The whole amount you get when you add numbers together

is the overall money amount before deductions rather than any sum
revenue
vsgross
  • Specialized
352 3.4

Money a business gets from sales before paying costs

is the broad money amount before deductions, not only business income
gross revenue
vsgross
  • Specialized
4 3.9

Total money a business gets from sales before costs are taken away

is the general total amount before deductions across contexts
gross sales
vsgross
  • Specialized
1 2.8

Total money a business gets from selling goods or services before taking away returns and discounts

is the general amount before deductions, not limited to selling income
receipts
vsgross
3.2

Total money received before costs are taken away

is the overall amount before subtractions, not only when money arrives

Antonyms

net
82 4.6

Remaining after costs and taxes are taken away

Compounds

24 3.5

The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

10 3.7

Total value of all goods and services made by a country's people and companies in one year

gross margin
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent

gross revenue
  • Specialized
4 3.9

Total money a business gets from sales before costs are taken away

gross profit
  • Specialized
3 3.2

The money left from sales after taking away the cost to make goods, before other costs like rent or taxes

gross sales
  • Specialized
1 2.8

Total money a business gets from selling goods or services before taking away returns and discounts

gross anatomy
  • Specialized
1 4.1

The study of body parts you can see without a microscope

gross weight
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The total weight of goods including their packaging or container

gross ton
  • Archaic
1 7.2

A British unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds used in shipping

gross profit margin
  • Specialized
1 4.1

The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales

A number equal to 1,728 or 12 times 144

great gross
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of 1,728 items

gross estate
  • Specialized
8.2

The total value of all property and money a person owns when they die before debts are paid

6.7

Total value of goods and services a country makes measured with prices kept the same over time

9.9

An agreement to transfer land as one piece without promising the exact size

Surface Forms

gross singular
grosses plural

Etymology

Gross (total money before deductions) comes from the old French word gros meaning 'whole' or 'large', so gross refers to the 'whole' amount of money before anything is taken away.