gross
adjective
uk/ɡrəʊs/ us FINANCE, TAX, ACCOUNTING
used to describe a total amount of money before tax, etc. is taken off:
gross earnings/income/revenue The company posted gross earnings of $150.8 million.
gross salary/wages
gross interest/return/yield Basic-rate taxpayers need to earn 4% gross interest to beat inflation.
Compare
the net
[ before noun ] LAW formal
extremely bad:
gross misconduct/mismanagement/negligence
gross
adverb
uk/ɡrəʊs/ us FINANCE, TAX, ACCOUNTING
before tax, etc. is taken off:
He earns €75,000 a year gross.
gross
verb [ T ]
uk/ɡrəʊs/ us FINANCE
to earn a total amount before tax, etc. is taken off:
He grossed over $100,000 last year.
COMMERCE
to earn a particular amount in ticket sales:
It has become the highest grossing film of all time.
Phrasal verb
gross something up
gross
noun [ C ]
uk/ɡrəʊs/ us COMMERCE
the total amount of money that a film makes in sales of cinema tickets:
a gross of sth His latest film opened with a gross of just $6 million.
FINANCE
the amount that a person or business earns before tax and costs have been taken away:
a gross of sth Her company showed a 25% profit on a gross of about $200,000 in 2010.
MEASURES
a quantity of 144 of something:
a gross of sth a gross of apples