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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   Twelve dozen = 144.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   The bulk, the mass, the masses.

4. Meaning 4 · verb

   To earn money, not including expenses.

   “The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.”

5. Meaning 5 · adjective

   (of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.

   “a gross mistake;  gross injustice;  gross negligence; a gross insult”

6. Meaning 6 · adjective

   (of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.

   “gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight”

7. Meaning 7 · adjective

   Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.

   “gross anatomy”

8. Meaning 8 · adjective

   Causing disgust.

   “I threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross.”

9. Meaning 9 · adjective

   Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    (of a product) Lacking refinement; not of high quality.

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    (of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Not sensitive in perception or feeling.

13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Difficult or impossible to see through.

14. Meaning 14 · adjective

    Easy to perceive.

How this word is used

• Everyday “The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.”
• Everyday “a gross mistake;  gross injustice;  gross negligence; a gross insult”
• General “gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight”
• General “gross anatomy”
• General “I threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross.”

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