gross

gross  (grs)

adj. gross·er, gross·est

1.

a. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.

b. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.

2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.

3.

a. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" Thomas H. Huxley.

b. Offensive; disgusting.

c. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:

d. Carnal; sensual.

4.

a. Overweight; corpulent.

b. Dense; profuse.

5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.

n.

1. pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.

2. pl. gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.

tr.v. grossed, gross·ing, gross·es

To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.

Phrasal Verb:

gross out Slang

To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set" Christian Science Monitor.

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[Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.]

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grosser n.

grossly adv.

grossness n.

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gross

Adjective

1. outrageously wrong: gross violations of human rights

2. very coarse or vulgar: gross bad taste

3. Slang disgusting or repulsive: I think beards are gross

4. repulsively fat

5. with no deductions for tax or the weight of the container; total: gross income, a gross weight of 20 000 lbs

Noun

1. pl gross twelve dozen (144)

2. the entire amount or weight

Verb

to earn as total revenue, before deductions [Old French gros large]

grossly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gross - twelve dozen 144 large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
	2.	gross - the entire amount of income before any deductions are made receipts, revenue box office - total admission receipts for an entertainment gate - total admission receipts at a sports event amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
Verb	1.	gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
Adj.	1.	gross - before any deductions; "gross income" net, nett - remaining after all deductions; "net profit"
	2.	gross - lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable" general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
	3.	gross - repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" porcine fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
	4.	gross - visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) megascopic seeable, visible - capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"
	5.	gross - 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" double-dyed, arrant, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, everlasting, perfect, pure, consummate, stark, complete unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	6.	gross - 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" earthy, crude, vulgar indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
	7.	gross - 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" egregious, flagrant, glaring, crying, rank conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

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gross

adjective 1. flagrant, obvious, glaring, blatant, serious, shocking, rank, plain, sheer, utter, outrageous, manifest, shameful, downright, grievous, unqualified, heinous, egregious, unmitigated, arrant << OPPOSITE qualified

adjective 2. vulgar, offensive, crude, rude, obscene, low, coarse, indecent, improper, unseemly, lewd, X-rated (informal) impure, smutty, ribald, indelicate << OPPOSITE decent

adjective 3. coarse, crass, tasteless, unsophisticated, ignorant, insensitive, callous, boorish, unfeeling, unrefined, uncultured, undiscriminating, imperceptive << OPPOSITE cultivated

adjective 4. fat, obese, overweight, great, big, large, heavy, massive, dense, bulky, hulking, corpulent, lumpish << OPPOSITE slim

adjective 5. total, whole, entire, aggregate, before tax, before deductions << OPPOSITE net

verb 6. earn, make, take, bring in, rake in (informal)

Translations

gross [grəus] adj → grueso;

(COMM) → bruto

vt (COMM) → recaudar en bruto

gross [grəus] adj → grossier/ière;

(Comm) → brut(e)

n pl inv (= twelve dozen); grosse f

vt (Comm);

to gross £500,000 → gagner 500 000 livres avant impôt

gross [grəus] adj (neglect) → grob;

(injustice) → krass;

(behaviour, speech) → grob, derb;

(Comm) (income, weight) → Brutto-

n inv → Gros nt

vt to gross £500,000 → £500 000 brutto einnehmen

gross [grəus] adj → grossolano/a;

(COMM) → lordo/a

n (pl inv) (= twelve dozen); grossa

vt (COMM) → incassare, avere un incasso lordo di

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gross

adj gross [grəus]

1 very bad gross errors/indecency.onsmaaklike, growweفَظيع، فاحِشгрубhrubýgrovgrobπολύ κακός, ασυγχώρητοςflagrante, grande, crasojäme, jõhkerفاحش؛ بسیار بدtörkeägrossierחָמוּרभद्दाgrozan, strašandurvasangat burukgrófur; afleiturgrossolanoひどい심한; 아주 나쁜grubusrupjš; uzkrītošsmelampaugrof, zwaar, schokkendgrov, krassrażący, fatalnycrassoordinarгрубыйhrubýhudkrupangrovเลวร้ายçok berbat惡劣的грубий, очевиднийبہت براtrắng trợn恶劣的

2 vulgar gross behaviour/language.walglikeبَذيءпросташкиhrubý, drsný, vulgárnívulgær; sjofelgrobχυδαίος, πρόστυχοςgroserolabaneنابهنجار؛ رکیکkarkeagrossierגַסअशिष्टvulgaran, odvratantrágárkasargrófur, klúrgrossolano粗野な천한grubus, nepadorusrupjš; piedauzīgskasar; kesatgrof, vulgairsimpel, grov, ufinordynarnyindecentevulgarвульгарныйvulgárnyprostaškivulgarangrov, plump, råหยาบช้าkaba粗俗的грубий; непристойнийناشائستہkhông tinh tế粗俗的

3 too fat a large, gross woman.walglikeبَدينтлъстtlustýoverfedfeistχοντρόςmuy gordo, obesolihavخرس گندهlihavaobèseשָׁמֵן מִדָיस्थूल, मोटाpredebeo, gojazankövérgemukakfeiturobesoひどく太った너무 뚱뚱한apkūnus, nutukęsresns; tuklsterlampau gemukdikfet, tykktłustygordoobezтучныйtučnýdebeldebeofet, uppsvälldอ้วนเผละaşırı şişman臃腫的товстий, огряднийبہت موٹاto béo臃肿的

4 total The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.bruto gewigإجْماليобщcelkovýsamlet; total; brutto-Gesamt-...μεικτό (βάρος), ακαθάριστο (κέρδος, εισόδημα)brutokogu-ناخالص؛ کلkokonais-, brutto-brutבְּרוּטוֹकुल, सकलukupanteljes, bruttókeseluruhanheildar-totale全体の총계의bendras, brutobruto-kasartotaal, brutototal-, bruttobruttobrutoglobalваловой; бруттоhrubýcelotenbrutototal-, brutto-ทั้งหมดtoplam總的сукупнийمجموعیtoàn bộ; tổng总的

n

the total amount (of several things added together). die totaalالمَبلَغ الإجماليобщата сумаcelkový součet, celková sumasamlet sum; bruttosumdas Ganzeσύνολοtotalidadkoguhulkجمع کلkokonaismäärätotalגוֹלמִיसम्रग्रzbrojbruttó összegtotalheildarupphæðtotale総体총계bendras kiekismasajumlah kasarbruto verdienstebrutto-/totalsumsumatotaltotalобщее количествоcelok, celková čiastkacelotabrutogross, helhetยอดรวมbir şeyin tümü總額масаکل تعدادtính chung总额

adv ˈgrossly

grossly underpaid; He behaved grossly.walglik, onsmaaklikبِصورَة إجماليَّهгрубоhruběgroftungeheuerlichκαταφανώς, αισχράgroseramente, indecentementejämedaltبطور فاحشtörkeästigrossièrementבְּגָסוּתसमग्रतापूर्णodvratno, groznodurvánsangat buruksmánarlega, gróflegaall'incircaひどく크게, 조잡하게nežmoniškai, nepadoriailielā mērā; rupji; nepiedienīgiterlampaugrof, zwaar; op afstotelijke wijzegrovt, kraftigskandalicznieindecentementeordinar; grosierгрубоhrubohudo, groboizuzetnogrovtอย่างหยาบaşırı derecede極度地，十分地грубоبہت برے طریقے سےcực kỳ极度地，十分地