an amount equal to twelve dozen; 144

fifty-five gross of tins of processed milk

a gross profit or income

the box office grosses mounted

(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable

gross human rights abuses

gross negligence

a gross exaggeration

(of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total

the gross amount of the gift was £1,000

very rude or coarse; vulgar

a gross, slap-and-tickle version of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’

very unpleasant; repulsive

‘Then I threw up,’ said Russ. ‘How gross,’ Ellie muttered

it's disgusting and gross, but it's a fact

general or large-scale; not detailed

at the gross anatomical level

without tax or other contributions having been deducted

if the value of your Bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income

the film went on to gross $8 million