gross (grosser comparative) (grossest superlative) (grosses 3rd person present) (grossing present participle) (grossed past tense & past participle )
The plural of the number is gross.
1 adj You use gross to describe something unacceptable or unpleasant to a very great amount, degree, or intensity.
ADJ n
The company were guilty of gross negligence., ...an act of gross injustice.
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grossly adv ADV -ed/adj
Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years..., She was grossly overweight.
2 adj If you say that someone's speech or behaviour is gross, you think it is very rude or unacceptable., (disapproval)
He abused the Admiral in the grossest terms..., I feel disgusted and wonder how I could ever have been so gross.
3 adj If you describe something as gross, you think it is very unpleasant.
INFORMAL, disapproval They had a commercial on the other night for Drug Free America that was so gross I thought Daddy was going to faint..., He wears really gross holiday outfits.
4 adj If you describe someone as gross, you mean that they are extremely fat and unattractive.
v-link ADJ (disapproval)
I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross.
5 adj Gross means the total amount of something, especially money, before any has been taken away.
ADJ n
...a fixed rate account guaranteeing 10.4% gross interest or 7.8% net until October.
Gross is also an adverb., adv ADV after v
Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted., ...a father earning £20,000 gross a year.
6 adj Gross means the total amount of something, after all the relevant amounts have been added together.
ADJ n
National Savings gross sales in June totalled £709 million.
7 adj Gross means the total weight of something, including its container or wrapping.
ADJ n
8 verb If a person or a business grosses a particular amount of money, they earn that amount of money before tax has been taken away. (BUSINESS)
So far the films have grossed more than £590 million. V n
9 num A gross is a group of 144 things.
usu a/num NUM
He ordered twelve gross of the disks.