| 单词 | gross |
| 释义 | gross gross /; AmE / adjective, adverb, verb, noun
■ adjective
1 (Accounting ) (abbr gr) (about an amount of money) being the total before tax or other costs are taken away: She has a gross income of $55 000. Our gross revenues rose 5% last year. It will soon be easier for overseas investors to receive gross interest. Mortgage payments were measured as a percentage of gross income. ⇨ NET
gross earnings/income/revenue/salary/wages gross interest/returns/yields
2 (abbr gr) (about a weight) including everything such as the container or wrapping as well as the contents: The regulations do not apply to goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight (= including the vehicle and the contents) of less than 3 500 kg. State the gross weight of the truck after the shipment has been loaded.
3 (Law , formal) [only before noun] (about behaviour) very bad and unacceptable: The firm had suffered from years of gross mismanagement. The finance director was dismissed for gross misconduct. The company was found guilty of gross negligence (= they had failed to give enough care and attention to sth).
■ adverb
in total, before tax or any other costs are taken away: She earns $30 000 a year gross. ⇨ NET
■ verb [+ obj]
to earn a particular amount of money before tax and other costs are taken away: He predicted that the company would gross $20 million in 2005. It is one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
PHRASAL VERBS
gross sth up (Accounting ) to calculate a total amount by adding the amount that is usually taken off in taxes, etc. to a net amount (= with taxes taken off): You must gross it up by 30% to give you the equivalent amount of gross income. Many investment companies failed to gross up expenses paid. GROSS-UP
■ noun [C]
1 (plural grosses) (especially AmE) a total amount of money earned by sb/sth, especially a film/movie, before any costs are taken away
2 (plural gross) (abbr gr.) a group of 144 things: to sell sth by the gross |
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