gross

  • 21Gross —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Gros. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Gross (parfois orthographié Groß en allemand) peut désigner : Patronyme Pour consulter un article plus… …

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  • 22gross — [[t]gro͟ʊs[/t]] ♦♦♦ grosser, grossest, grosses, grossing, grossed (The plural of the number is gross.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use gross to describe something unacceptable or unpleasant to a very great amount, degree, or intensity. The company were… …

    English dictionary

  • 23gross — gross1 S3 [grəus US grous] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(total)¦ 2¦(very bad)¦ 3¦(nasty)¦ 4¦(fat)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gros big, thick , from Latin grossus] 1.) ¦(TOTAL)¦ [only b …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24gross — I UK [ɡrəʊs] / US [ɡroʊs] adjective Word forms gross : adjective gross comparative grosser superlative grossest ** 1) a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out a company with gross revenues of… …

    English dictionary

  • 25gross — gross1 [ grous ] adjective ** 1. ) a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out: a company with gross revenues of $50,000,000 In 1984 women earned only 66 percent of men s gross weekly earnings. ─ compare… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26gross — 1 adjective 1 TOTAL a) a gross amount of money is the total amount before any tax or costs have been taken away: a gross profit of $15 million | gross receipts (=the gross amount of money received) compare net 3 (1) b) a gross weight is the total …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27gross — grossly, adv. grossness, n. /grohs/, adj., grosser, grossest, n., pl. gross for 11, grosses for 12, 13; v. adj. 1. without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like… …

    Universalium

  • 28gross — 01. We saw a cat that had been run over by a car. It was really [gross]. 02. Don t pick your nose; it s really a [gross] habit. 03. He made this really [gross] meal out of all the left overs in his fridge. 04. Why does mom wear such a small… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29gross — en·gross; en·gross·er; en·gross·ing·ly; en·gross·ing·ness; en·gross·ment; gross; gross·en; gross·er; gross·flö·te; gross·ly; gross·ness; …

    English syllables

  • 30gross — {{11}}gross (adj.) mid 14c., large; early 15c., coarse, plain, simple, from O.Fr. gros big, thick, fat, tall, pregnant; coarse, rude, awkward; ominous, important; arrogant (11c.), from L.L. grossus thick, coarse (of food or mind), of obscure… …

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