gross

adjective

• 1unattractively fat or bloated:I feel fat, gross—even my legs feel flabby
• informal very unpleasant; repulsive:‘Then I threw up,’ said Russ. ‘How gross,’ Ellie muttered

• 2very rude or coarse; vulgar:a gross, slap-and-tickle version of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’

• 3(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable:gross human rights abuses

• 4(of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total:the gross amount of the gift was £1,000Often contrasted with net² (sense 1 of the adjective).
• (of weight) including contents, wrappings, or other variable items; overall:a projected gross take-off weight of 500,000 pounds
• (of a score in golf) as actually played, without taking handicap into account.

• 5general or large-scale; not detailed:at the gross anatomical level

adverb

• without tax or other contributions having been deducted: if the value of your Bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

verb

• produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income:the film went on to gross $8 million
• (gross something up) add deductions such as tax to a net amount:all commuting costs were grossed up for tax and National Insurance deductions

noun

• 1 (plural same) an amount equal to twelve dozen; 144:fifty-five gross of tins of processed milk

  [from French grosse douzaine, literally 'large dozen']

• 2 (plural grosses) a gross profit or income:the box office grosses mounted