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gross

The correct spelling is gross.

How to pronounce gross

/ɡɹəʊs/
noun

IPA: /ɡɹəʊs/

Say it like: Gro-ss

The correct spelling is gross. Twelve dozen = 144. For example: "The movie grossed three million on the first weekend."

Usage Examples

The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.

a gross mistake;  gross injustice;  gross negligence; a gross insult

gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Twelve dozen = 144.
  2. 2.The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.
  3. 3.The bulk, the mass, the masses.

verb

  1. 1.To earn money, not including expenses.

adjective

  1. 1.(of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
  2. 2.(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
  3. 3.Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.
  4. 4.Causing disgust.
  5. 5.Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.

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