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gross

gross

122 2.9
An amount of money before costs or taxes are taken away
  • adjective
  • /ɡroʊs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bruto
  • Well, she's gone over five million in gross sales, and...
  • gross domestic product (GDP)
  • gross domestic product
  • gross national product

But that is like total gross cost.

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Examples

  • Our extrapolation of gross regional emissions is within 5% of the USEIA emissions estimates for the region.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The mean family size was 3.3 members, with a mean yearly gross income of $16,844.

    Academic text (2013)
  • But that is like total gross cost.

  • First of all, you can see this gross world product is starting to move up faster.

  • The cost of it all, seven percent of the gross national product.

  • The national debt, this is where we are right now with gross federal debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.

  • Divide by the gross national product.

  • Their combined gross revenues from drugs alone had risen to approximately $5 to $10 billion annually.

    Academic text (2012)
  • First, remote sellers that derive over $100,000 of annual gross revenue from in-state sales are required to collect sales tax.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In 2022, the company's gross revenue reached an all-time high due to increased sales.

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 positive
grosser comparative
grossest superlative

Etymology

Gross (adjective meaning total before deductions) comes from the same old word gros meaning 'large' or 'whole', so as an adjective gross describes the full amount before any parts are removed.