gross
noun · adjective · verb
Simple meaning
The entire amount of income before any deductions are made.
Pronunciation
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grohsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹoʊs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The entire amount of income before any deductions are made
The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.
Twelve dozen = 144.
The bulk; the mass.
adjective
Before any deductions
of an amount
Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
of behaviour
Highly or conspicuously offensive.
Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
of a product
Lacking refinement; not of high quality.
of a person
Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.
verb
Earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
transitive
To earn money, not including expenses.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The entire amount of income before any deductions are made
Used this way, gross is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The ratio gross profits divided by net sales.
Former measure of the United States economy.
The net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold.
The net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold.
Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time.
Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time.
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Antonyms
Sense: entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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