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gross
(grōs)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. So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense: 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. Disgusting or offensive: Don't you think slugs are gross? He told a gross joke.
4. Overweight; corpulent: "Sally is fat. She is gross. She must weigh twelve stone and more" (Margaret Drabble).
5.
a. On a large scale; not fine or detailed: gross anatomical similarities; gross motor skills.
b. Broad; general: the gross necessities of life.
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
Phrasal Verb: To earn as a total income or profit before deductions: The store grossed $10,000 last month.
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" (David Sterritt).
[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.]
gross′er n.
gross′ly adv.
gross′ness n.
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gross
(ɡrəʊs)adj
1. repellently or excessively fat or bulky
2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; total: gross sales; gross income. Compare net21
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
an exclamation indicating disgust
npl grosspl grosses
9. (Units) a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen
10.
a. the entire amount
b. the great majority
vb (tr)
(Accounting & Book-keeping) to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc
[C14: from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick]
ˈgrossly adv
ˈgrossness n
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gross
(groʊs)adj.
1. without or before deductions; total (opposed to net): gross earnings; gross sales.
2. flagrant and extreme; glaring: gross injustice.
3. unqualified; rank.
4. indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross language.
5. lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.
6. extremely or excessively fat.
7. large, big, or bulky.
8. of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.
9. Slang. extremely offensive or disgusting.
10. thick; dense; heavy: gross vegetation.
n. 11. a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbr.: gro.
12. total income, profits, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net).
v.t. 13. to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.: The company grossed over three million dollars last year.
14. gross out, Slang. to disgust or offend, esp. by crude language or behavior.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French gros large (as n., grosse twelve dozen) < Late Latin grossus thick, coarse]
gross′ly, adv.
gross′ness, n.
syn: See flagrant.
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gross
Past participle: grossed
Gerund: grossing
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gross
A counting measure equal to 144 (or 12 dozen).
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| Noun | 1. | gross - twelve dozen large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten |
| 2. |  gross - the entire amount of income before any deductions are madebox 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. |
| Adj. | 1. | gross - before any deductions; "gross income" |
| 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) | |
| 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" 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" |
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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 The company were found guilty of gross negligence.
flagrant qualified, partial
flagrant qualified, partial
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
vulgar pure, decent, proper, delicate
3. coarse, crass, tasteless, unsophisticated, ignorant, insensitive, callous, boorish, unfeeling, unrefined, uncultured, undiscriminating, imperceptive He is a gross and boorish individual.
coarse elegant, cultivated
coarse elegant, cultivated
verb
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gross
adjective3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
4. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:
barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.
Slang: raunchy.
An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back:
Informal: work (used in plural).
Idioms: everything but the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax.
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Translations
إجْماليالمَبلَغ الإجماليبَدينبَذيءفَظيع، فاحِش
celková sumacelkovýcelkový součetdrsnýhrubý
grovoverfedsjofeltotalvulgær
törkeä
grub
bruttóbruttó összeg
akfeiturgrófur, klúrgrófur; afleiturheildar-heildarupphæî
ひどい
심한
bendras kiekisbrutonepadoriainežmoniškainutukęs
bruto-masapiedauzīgsresnsrupjš
neokusen
äcklig
หยาบคาย
aşırı şişmanbir şeyin tümüçok berbatgöze batarkaba
trắng trợn
gross
[grəʊs] (grosser (compar) (grossest (superl)))A. ADJ
1. (= unacceptable) [injustice, inequality, mismanagement] → flagrante; [exaggeration, simplification] → burdo
a gross injustice has been done to him → se ha cometido una flagrante injusticia con él
gross ignorance → ignorancia f supina, crasa ignorancia f
gross incompetence → incompetencia f absoluta
gross violations of human rights → flagrantes violaciones de los derechos humanos
that is a gross understatement → eso es quedarse muy corto
a gross injustice has been done to him → se ha cometido una flagrante injusticia con él
gross ignorance → ignorancia f supina, crasa ignorancia f
gross incompetence → incompetencia f absoluta
gross violations of human rights → flagrantes violaciones de los derechos humanos
that is a gross understatement → eso es quedarse muy corto
2. (= revolting) [person, remark, joke] → ordinario, basto
he's totally gross → es de lo más basto
(how) gross! → ¡qué asco!
he's totally gross → es de lo más basto
(how) gross! → ¡qué asco!
3. (= tasteless) → ordinario, de muy mal gusto
she was wearing really gross earrings → llevaba unos pendientes de lo más ordinario or de un gusto pésimo
she was wearing really gross earrings → llevaba unos pendientes de lo más ordinario or de un gusto pésimo
B. ADV (= in total) [earn, pay, weigh] → en bruto
she earns £30,000 gross per annum → gana 30.000 libras al año brutas or en bruto
it weighs 12kg gross → pesa 12 kilos brutos or en bruto
how much do you earn gross? → ¿cuánto ganas bruto or en bruto?
she earns £30,000 gross per annum → gana 30.000 libras al año brutas or en bruto
it weighs 12kg gross → pesa 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 year → el año pasado la compañía obtuvo unos beneficios brutos de 100.000 dólares
the company grossed $100,000 last year → el año pasado la compañía obtuvo unos beneficios brutos de 100.000 dólares
D. N
2. (gross (pl)) (= twelve dozen) → doce docenas fpl
he bought them by the gross → los compró en cantidades de doce docenas
he bought them by the gross → los compró en cantidades de doce docenas
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gross
[ˈgrəʊs] adj
(= very serious) [incompetence, inequality, violation] → grave
(= coarse) → grossier/ière
[amount, rate, figure, weight] → brut(e) gross domestic product
n [gross] [ˈgrəʊs] (pl) (= twelve dozen) → grosse f
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gross
:gross domestic product
n (Econ) → Bruttoinlandsprodukt nt
gross indecency
n (Jur) → grob unsittliches Verhalten
gross
:gross margin
n (Econ) → Bruttomarge f
gross misconduct
n (Jur) → grobes Fehlverhalten
gross national product
n (Econ) → Bruttosozialprodukt nt
gross negligence
n → grobe Fahrlässigkeit
gross
:gross profit
n → Gesamtgewinn m; (before deductions) → Bruttogewinn m
gross salary
n → Bruttogehalt nt
gross turnover
n → Gesamtumsatz m
gross weight
n → Bruttogewicht nt
gross yield
n → Gesamt-/Bruttoertrag m
gross
1n no pl → Gros nt
gross
2adj (+er)
(= serious) mismanagement, exaggeration, simplification, error, insult → grob; inequality, violation → krass; injustice → schreiend; that is a gross understatement → das ist stark untertrieben
(= fat) → fett
(inf) person, remarks, jokes (= disgusting) → abstoßend; (= tasteless) → ordinär; he is the grossest thing alive → er ist total ekelhaft
(= total) → Gesamt-; (= before deductions) → Brutto-; gross amount → Gesamtbetrag m, → Gesamtsumme f; gross income → Bruttoeinkommen nt; gross output → Gesamtproduktion f; gross register(ed) ton (Naut) → Bruttoregistertonne f
adv earn, pay, weigh → brutto; she earns £30,000 gross per annum → sie verdient £ 30 000 brutto im Jahr, ihr Bruttoverdienst ist £ 30 000 im Jahr; the yield is 10% gross → der Bruttoertrag ist 10%
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gross
[grəʊs]1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))
a. (fat, body) → obeso/a; (vegetation) → lussureggiante; (behaviour, language, error) → grossolano/a; (impertinence) → sfacciato/a
2. n pl inv (twelve dozen) → grossa
3. vt (Comm) → incassare, avere un incasso lordo di
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gross
(grəus) adjective1. very bad. gross errors/indecency.
2. vulgar. gross behaviour/language.
3. too fat. a large, gross woman.
4. total. The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.
noun the total amount (of several things added together).
ˈgrossly adverbgrossly underpaid; He behaved grossly.
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gross
→ هائِل neomluvitelný grov ungeheuerlich κατάφωρος bruto törkeä grossier grub madornale ひどい 심한 walgelijk grov ordynarny bruto вопиющий äcklig หยาบคาย göze batar trắng trợn 毛的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
gross
a. grave; grueso-a, denso-a; grotesco-a;
___ negligence → imprudencia o negligencia ___.
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