gross

[[t]groʊs[/t]]

adj.

1) without or before deductions; total

(opposed to net II, 1)):

gross earnings; gross sales[/ex]

2) flagrant and extreme; glaring:

gross injustice[/ex]

3) unqualified; rank

4) indecent, obscene, or vulgar:

gross language[/ex]

5) lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined

6) extremely or excessively fat

7) large, big, or bulky

8) of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc

9) cvb sts Slang. extremely offensive or disgusting

10) thick; dense; heavy:

gross vegetation[/ex]

11) wam a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things

Abbr.: gro.

12) cvb total income, profits, etc., before any deductions

(opposed to net II).

13) to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.:

The company grossed over three million dollars last year[/ex]

14) phv cvb+sts gross out, Slang.

to disgust or offend, esp. by crude language or behavior

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF gros large (as n., grosse twelve dozen) < LL grossus thick, coarse gross′ly, adv. gross′ness, n. syn: See flagrant