Gross | Mean of gross in English Dictionary

/ˈgroʊs/

• very obvious or noticeable
1. There is a gross [=glaring] error in the text.
2. They have suffered a gross injustice.
3. That's a gross exaggeration.
• rude or offensive
1. gross [=vulgar, coarse] language
• very disgusting
1. That soup looks gross.
2. She has a gross habit of chewing on the ends of her hair.

• including everything
1. What was the gross [=total] weight of the shipment?
2. the company's gross annual profits
3. Their gross earnings were $50,000.
• very big or fat
1. a gross man with an enormous belly
• Verb
• to cause (someone) to feel disgusted
1. He's always grossing me out by playing with his food.
2. I was really grossed out by all the blood and guts in the movie.
• to earn (an amount of money) before taxes, expenses, etc., are taken away
1. They grossed $50,000 before taxes.
• Noun
• the amount of money earned before taxes, expenses, etc., are taken away
1. They give five percent of their gross to charity every year.
• a group of 144 things
1. a gross of pencils
2. selling pencils by the gross