gross

gross
[;r;s]
adjective
(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable; blatant:
"gross human rights abuses" · "gross negligence" · "a gross exaggeration"
Similar:
flagrant
blatant
glaring
obvious
overt
evident

(of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total. Often contrasted with net.
"the gross amount of the gift was $1,000" · "the current rate of interest is about 6.1 percent gross"
Similar:
total
whole
entire
complete
full
overall

very rude or coarse; vulgar:
"the duties we felt called upon to perform toward our inferiors were only gross, material ones"
Similar:
vulgar
coarse
crude
obscene
rude
ribald

adverb
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"
verb
produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income:
"the film went on to gross $8 million in the U.S"
Similar:
earn
make
bring in
take
get
receive
fetch

noun
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"
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Gross is an adjective that means:
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Without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net).
Flagrant and extreme; glaring.
Indecent; vulgar.