gross
UK
/ɡrəʊs/US /ɡroʊs/gross
ADJECTIVEDefinition of gross
The gross amount is the total before you take away losses or expenses.
Example: Her gross pay was $500, but then they took out $60 for tax.
A gross violation or abuse is very bad and clearly wrong.
Example: Leaving the bank unlocked was an act of gross carelessness.
If something is gross is very unpleasant.
Example: There was a gross smell coming from the broken pipe.
A gross is twelve dozen = 144.
gross
EXAMPLESExamples of gross
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Her gross pay was $500, but then they took out $60 for tax.
Example sentence2
Leaving the bank unlocked was an act of gross carelessness.
Example sentence3
There was a gross smell coming from the broken pipe.
Example sentencegross
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