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English

Etymology
From the OF. gros, from the L. grossus.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-gross.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��s|-��s

Adjective
en-adj|er|more

1. disgusting|Disgusting.
2. coarse|Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure.

#:1874: Dodsley et al., A Select Collection of Old English Plays
#*:But man to know God is a difficulty, except by a mean he himself inure, which is to know God's creatures that be: at first them that be of the grossest nature, and then [...] them that be more pure.

1. great|Great, large, palpable, bulky, or fat.
2. great|Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful

#:a gross mistake
#:gross injustice
#:gross negligence

1. the whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.

#:w:Gross Domestic Product|gross domestic product

1. dull|Dull.

Synonyms
saurus|fat|obese

Translations
trans-top|disgusting
Finnish: inhottava, iljettävä, vastenmielinen
German: Ekel erregend
Norwegian: ekkel
Portuguese:
:Brazil: nojento
Spanish: repulsivo
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trans-top|coarse, rude, obscene
Finnish: karkea, rahvaanomainen
German: grob, unanständig
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trans-top|bulky, fat
Finnish: valtava, suunnaton, lihava
German: dick
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trans-top|serious, flagrant, shameful
Finnish: vakava, törkeä
German: grob
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trans-top|whole amount, total
Finnish: brutto-, kokonais-, nimellis-
German: brutto, brutto|Brutto-
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Slovenian: bruto
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trans-top|dull
Finnish: tympeä, inha
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ttbc|Swedish: äcklig c äckligt n (1), grov c grovt n (3)
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Noun
en-noun|plgross|pl2grosses

1. A unit of amount twelve dozen 144 pcs.
2. The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.
3. The bulk, the mass, the masses.

Translations
trans-top|twelve dozen
Finnish: krossi
German: Gros
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Spanish: gruesa
Swedish: #Swedish|gross n
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trans-top|total earnings or amount
Finnish: bruttotulo, bruttoansio, bruttomyynti, bruttomäärä
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Swedish: brutto n
Spanish: bruto
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trans-top|bulk
Finnish: suuri|suurin osa#Finnish|osa, enemmistö
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Verb
en-verb|gross|es

1. To earn money, not including expenses.

#:The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.

See also
engross
gross receipts
gross weight
gross income

Category:Units of measure
Category:Historical numbers

Swedish

Noun
gross n

1. A gross#English|gross, twelve dozen (144).

Category:Swedish nouns
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• 2007-12-20 01:11 - Dally Horton - Added Spanish translation

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