āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
gross
01
āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°
extremely bad, unacceptable, and often considered immoral
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The gross violation of human rights sparked international outrage.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻ¯
fat in an unattractive way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He had a gross, bloated appearance that was indicative of his excessive eating habits.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛, āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°
crude, vulgar, or offensively indecent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The movie was criticized for its gross humor.
āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŽā§āĻ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ˛
measured before any deductions, such as taxes or expenses
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The film 's gross earnings broke records.
āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ, āĻ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖ
lacking refinement, precision, or subtle detail
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The map gives a gross outline of the area.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
06
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ
emphasizing intensity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They committed a gross error in judgment.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
07
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
large enough to be seen with the naked eye, without magnification
Specialized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Gross anatomy deals with organs visible without a microscope.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ˛ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻŖā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
to gross
01
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to earn total income before subtracting expenses or taxes
Transitive: to gross an amount of income
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company grossed a substantial profit after a successful product launch.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĨā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
the total amount of income before any deductions, taxes, or expenses are subtracted
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His gross from freelance work exceeded his expectations.
āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸, āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĄāĻāĻ¨
a unit equal to twelve dozen, which is 144, of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manufacturer produced a gross of screws for the project.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
grossly
grossness
subgross
gross
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
