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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).

[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.]

grosser n.
grossly adv.
grossness n.

gross [grəʊs]
adj
1. repellently or excessively fat or bulky
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc.; total gross sales gross income Compare net2 [1]
3. (of personal qualities, tastes, etc.) conspicuously coarse or vulgar
4. obviously or exceptionally culpable or wrong; flagrant gross inefficiency
5. lacking in perception, sensitivity, or discrimination gross judgments
6. (esp of vegetation) dense; thick; luxuriant
7. Obsolete coarse in texture or quality
8. Rare rude; uneducated; ignorant
interj Slang
an exclamation indicating disgust
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) pl gross a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen
2. pl grosses
a.  the entire amount
b.  the great majority
vb (tr)
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc. See also gross out, gross up
[from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick]
grossly  adv
grossness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gross - twelve dozen
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
2.grossgross - the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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"
Verb1.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"
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)
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"
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"
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"
conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

gross
adjective
2. vulgar, offensive, crude, rude, obscene, low, coarse, indecent, improper, unseemly, lewd, X-rated (informal), impure, smutty, ribald, indelicate That's a disgusting thing to say - you're so gross!
vulgar pure, decent, proper, delicate
4. obese, fat, overweight, great, big, large, heavy, massive, dense, bulky, hulking, corpulent, lumpish I've put on so much weight I look totally gross.
fat little, small, thin, slim, delicate, petite, svelte
5. total, whole, entire, aggregate, before tax, before deductions Gross sales in June totalled 270 million.
total net
verb
earn, make, take, bring in, rake in (informal) So far the films have grossed nearly £290 million.
Translations
gross [grəʊs] (grosser (compar) (grossest (superl)))
A. ADJ
1. (= unacceptable) [injustice, inequality, mismanagement] → flagrante; [exaggeration, simplification] → burdo
a gross injustice has been done to himse ha cometido una flagrante injusticia con él
gross ignoranceignorancia f supina, crasa ignorancia f
gross incompetenceincompetencia f absoluta
gross violations of human rightsflagrantes violaciones de los derechos humanos
that is a gross understatementeso es quedarse muy corto
2. (= revolting) [person, remark, joke] → ordinario, basto
he's totally grosses de lo más basto
(how) gross!¡qué asco!
3. (= tasteless) → ordinario, de muy mal gusto
she was wearing really gross earringsllevaba unos pendientes de lo más ordinario or de un gusto pésimo
4. (= obese) → gordísimo, cebón
after eating so much chocolate she felt really grossdespués de comer tanto chocolate se sentía como una bola or foca
5. (= total) [income, profit, weight] → bruto
their gross income is £205 a weeksus ingresos brutos son de 205 libras a la semana
its gross weight is 100 gramssu peso bruto es de 100 gramos
B. ADV (= in total) [earn, pay, weigh] → en bruto
she earns £30,000 gross per annumgana 30.000 libras al año brutas or en bruto
it weighs 12kg grosspesa 12 kilos brutos or en bruto
how much do you earn gross?¿cuánto ganas bruto or en bruto?
C. VT (Comm) (gen) → obtener unos ingresos brutos de; (from savings, bonds) → obtener unos beneficios brutos de
the company grossed $100,000 last yearel año pasado la compañía obtuvo unos beneficios brutos de 100.000 dólares
D. N
1. (grosses (pl)) (= total income) → ingresos mpl brutos
2. (gross (pl)) (= twelve dozen) → doce docenas fpl
he bought them by the grosslos compró en cantidades de doce docenas
E. CPD gross domestic product N (Econ) → producto m interno bruto
gross indecency N (Jur) → ultraje m contra la moral pública
gross national product NSING (Econ) → producto m nacional bruto
gross negligence N (Jur) → culpa f grave
gross output N (Ind) → producción f bruta
gross out VT + ADV (US) → asquear, dar asco a
gross up VT + ADV (US) [+ salary etc] → recaudar en bruto

gross [ˈgrəʊs]
adj
(= very serious) [incompetence, inequality, violation] → grave
(= coarse) → grossier/ière
(= disgusting) → dégueulasse >
It was really gross! → C'était vraiment dégueulasse!
[amount, rate, figure, weight] → brut(e) gross domestic product
n [gross] [ˈgrəʊs] (pl) (= twelve dozen) → grosse f
adv [earn] → avant impôt
to earn 500,000 pounds gross → gagner 500 000 livres avant impôt
vt (= make) to gross £500,000 → gagner 500 000 livres avant impôt
gross domestic product nproduit m intérieur brut
gross indecency noutrage m à la pudeur

gross:
gross domestic product
n (Econ) → Bruttoinlandsprodukt nt
gross indecency

gross:
gross margin
n (Econ) → Bruttomarge f
gross misconduct
n (Jur) → grobes Fehlverhalten
gross national product
n (Econ) → Bruttosozialprodukt nt
gross negligence

gross:
gross profit
nGesamtgewinn m; (before deductions) → Bruttogewinn m
gross salary
nBruttogehalt nt
gross turnover
nGesamtumsatz m
gross weight
nBruttogewicht nt
gross yield
nGesamt-/Bruttoertrag m

gross1
n no plGros nt

gross2
adj (+er)
(= serious) mismanagement, exaggeration, simplification, error, insultgrob; inequality, violationkrass; injusticeschreiend; that is a gross understatementdas ist stark untertrieben
(= fat)fett
(inf) person, remarks, jokes (= disgusting)abstoßend; (= tasteless)ordinär; he is the grossest thing aliveer ist total ekelhaft
(= total)Gesamt-; (= before deductions)Brutto-; gross amountGesamtbetrag m, → Gesamtsumme f; gross incomeBruttoeinkommen nt; gross outputGesamtproduktion f; gross register(ed) ton (Naut) → Bruttoregistertonne f
adv earn, pay, weighbrutto; she earns £30,000 gross per annumsie verdient £ 30 000 brutto im Jahr, ihr Bruttoverdienst ist £ 30 000 im Jahr; the yield is 10% grossder Bruttoertrag ist 10%
vt (= earn)brutto verdienen
n the gross (= amount)die Gesamtsumme

gross [grəʊs]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))
a. (fat, body) → obeso/a; (vegetation) → lussureggiante; (behaviour, language, error) → grossolano/a; (impertinence) → sfacciato/a
b. (total, profit, income) → complessivo/a, totale (Comm) (weight, income) → lordo/a
£10,000 gross → 10.000 sterline lorde
2. n pl inv (twelve dozen) → grossa

gross [grəʊs]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))
a. (fat, body) → obeso/a; (vegetation) → lussureggiante; (behaviour, language, error) → grossolano/a; (impertinence) → sfacciato/a
b. (total, profit, income) → complessivo/a, totale (Comm) (weight, income) → lordo/a
£10,000 gross → 10.000 sterline lorde
2. n pl inv (twelve dozen) → grossa

gross
adj gross [grəus]
1 very bad gross errors/indecency. onsmaaklike, growwe فَظيع، فاحِش груб hrubý grov grob πολύ κακός, ασυγχώρητος flagrante, grande, craso jäme, jõhker فاحش؛ بسیار بد törkeä grossier חָמוּר भद्दा grozan, strašan durva sangat buruk grófur; afleitur grossolano ひどい 아주 나쁜 grubus rupjš; uzkrītošs melampau grof, zwaar, schokkend grov, krass rażący, fatalny crasso ordinar грубый hrubý hud krupan grov เลวร้าย çok berbat 惡劣的 грубий, очевидний بہت برا trắng trợn
2 vulgar gross behaviour/language. walglike بَذيء просташки hrubý, drsný, vulgární vulgær; sjofel grob χυδαίος, πρόστυχος grosero labane نابهنجار؛ رکیک härski grossier גַס अशिष्ट vulgaran, odvratan trágár kasar grófur, klúr grossolano 粗野な 무식한 grubus, nepadorus rupjš; piedauzīgs kasar; kesat grof, vulgair simpel, grov, ufin ordynarny indecente vulgar вульгарный vulgárny prostaški vulgaran grov, plump, rå หยาบช้า kaba 粗俗的 грубий; непристойний ناشائستہ không tinh tế
3 too fat a large, gross woman. walglike بَدين тлъст tlustý overfed feist χοντρός muy gordo, obeso lihav خرس گنده lihava obèse שָׁמֵן מִדָי स्थूल, मोटा predebeo, gojazan kövér gemuk akfeitur obeso ひどく太った 너무 뚱뚱한 apkūnus, nutukęs resns; tukls terlampau gemuk dik fet, tykk tłusty gordo obez тучный tučný debel debeo fet, uppsvälld อ้วนเผละ aşırı şişman 過胖的 товстий, огрядний بہت موٹا to béo
4 total The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc. bruto gewig إجْمالي общ celkový samlet; total; brutto- Gesamt-... μεικτό (βάρος), ακαθάριστο (κέρδος, εισόδημα) bruto kogu- ناخالص؛ کل kokonais- brut בְּרוּטוֹ कुल, सकल ukupan teljes, bruttó keseluruhan heildar- totale 全体の 전부의 bendras, bruto bruto- kasar totaal, bruto total-, brutto brutto bruto global валовой; брутто hrubý celoten bruto total-, brutto- ทั้งหมด toplam 總的 сукупний مجموعی toàn bộ; tổng
n
the total amount (of several things added together). die totaal المَبلَغ الإجمالي общата сума celkový součet, celková suma samlet sum; bruttosum das Ganze σύνολο totalidad koguhulk جمع کل brutto total גוֹלמִי सम्रग्र zbroj bruttó összeg total heildarupphæð totale 総体 총계 bendras kiekis masa jumlah kasar bruto verdienste brutto-/totalsum suma total total общее количество celok, celková čiastka celota bruto gross, helhet ยอดรวม bir şeyin tümü 總額 маса کل تعداد tính chung
adv grossly
grossly underpaid; He behaved grossly. walglik, onsmaaklik بِصورَة إجماليَّه грубо hrubě groft ungeheuerlich καταφανώς, αισχρά groseramente, indecentemente jämedalt بطور فاحش törkeästi grossièrement בְּגָסוּת समग्रतापूर्ण odvratno, grozno durván sangat buruk smánarlega, gróflega all'incirca ひどく 상스럽게 nežmoniškai, nepadoriai lielā mērā; rupji; nepiedienīgi terlampau grof, zwaar; op afstotelijke wijze grovt, kraftig skandalicznie indecentemente ordinar; grosier грубо hrubo hudo, grobo izuzetno grovt อย่างหยาบ aşırı derecede 極度地,十分地 грубо بہت برے طریقے سے cực kỳ

gross هائل do nebe volající grov ungeheuerlich κατάφωρος bruto törkeä grossier nadut madornale ひどい 심한 walgelijk grov orydynarny bruto тучный äcklig หยาบคาย göze batar trắng trợn 毛的


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