# gross

Pronunciation: say "GROHS" US /ɡɹoʊs/, UK /ɡɹəʊs/

## Adjective

1. Causing a strong feeling of disgust or revulsion. *(colloquial, Australia, Canada, US)*
   - Simple: Very unpleasant to look at, smell, or think about.
   - _The diner's filthy kitchen was absolutely gross._
   - _Everyone groaned at the gross prank he pulled._
2. Being the total amount before deductions such as taxes or expenses are subtracted.
   - Simple: Showing the full amount before anything is taken away.
   - _The company reported gross revenue of two million dollars._
   - _Her gross salary exceeds what she actually takes home._
4. Offensive in a glaring, unmistakable way; flagrant and impossible to overlook.
   - Simple: Very bad or wrong in a way that is plain for everyone to see.
   - _The report described a gross violation of basic rights._
   - _The judge called it a gross miscarriage of justice._
6. Visible to the naked eye, at a large scale rather than in fine microscopic detail.
   - Simple: Big enough to see with your eyes alone, without a microscope.
   - _The pathologist noted the gross features of the specimen first._
   - _On gross inspection, the tissue appeared healthy._
7. Coarse in manner or behavior, and offending against accepted standards of morality.
   - Simple: Rude and crude in behavior, and against good morals.
   - _The book was banned for its gross, vulgar humor._
   - _Parents complained about the gross and vulgar language in the show._

## Verb

3. To take in a given total amount of money before expenses are deducted.
   - Simple: To earn a total amount of money before costs are taken out.
   - _The concert grossed nearly a million dollars in ticket sales._
   - _A blockbuster can gross more in a weekend than a small film earns in a year._

## Noun

5. The total amount of money or goods before taxes, expenses, or other deductions are subtracted.
   - Simple: The full amount of money or goods before anything is taken away.
   - _The theater counted its gross before subtracting staff wages._
   - _The film's opening gross broke every previous record._
8. A quantity equal to twelve dozen, that is, 144 items.
   - Simple: A group of 144 things, the same as twelve dozen.
   - _The stationer ordered a gross of pen nibs at wholesale._
   - _Each carton held exactly a gross, easing the warehouse count._

## Adjective

9. Dull in perception or feeling; not sensitive to fine impressions. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Not quick to notice or feel things, and dull in the senses.
10. Readily perceived; plain, evident, and easy to make out. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Easy to see or notice, plain and obvious.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Coarse in make or texture; lacking refinement and of inferior quality.
- (adjective) Heavy in proportion to one's height, carrying a great deal of excess flesh.
- (adjective) Thick, dense, or heavy in substance, sometimes so dense that it is hard or impossible to see through.
- (noun) The main body or largest part of something; the bulk.

## Origin

From Middle English 'gros' (large, thick, coarse), from Old French 'gros', from Latin 'grossus' (big, fat, thick, and in Late Latin also coarse or rough). Its further origin is uncertain, but it may be related to Proto-Celtic '*brassos' (great, violent).

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