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# gross

«gross» in Mova's school dictionary: **disgusting, very unpleasant: «Ew, that's gross!»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (gross, grosser, grossest); noun (gross — a dozen dozens; gross earnings); verb (gross, grosses, grossed — to earn in total)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Gross means disgusting, very unpleasant: «Ew, that's gross!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#m1)

2) Gross means total, before anything is taken away: gross weight, gross pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#m2)

3) A gross is 144, which is twelve dozen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#m3)

4) (formal) Gross means very bad and obvious: a gross mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#m4)

5) (verb) To gross is to earn a total amount of money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#m5)

6) Long ago, gross could mean coarse, common or low-born, rather than fine or delicate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: gross weight = goods + packaging; net weight = goods only. Gross pay is pay before tax; net pay is after. A gross is 12 × 12 = 144. In everyday talk children say «gross!» about slimy, smelly things. In formal language «gross misconduct» means very bad behaviour.

### examples

- Ew, there's a slug in my shoe — gross! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x1)
- The gross weight of the box is 5 kg and the box itself is 1 kg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x2)
- His gross pay is £300, but he takes home less after tax. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x3)
- A gross is twelve dozen, which is 144. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x4)
- (formal) It was a gross error to leave the gate open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x5)
- The film grossed millions at the cinema. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x6)
- Picking your nose is gross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/#x7)

### note

Opposite of «gross» in money and weight is «net». In maths: net = gross − deductions; net weight = gross weight − packaging; 1 gross = 144. The «disgusting» sense is informal and common in North America, Australia and the UK.

### In the corpora

- [Friends sometimes dare or push you to do something gross, unsafe or against the rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted/0/)
- [Tricking someone smaller into doing something gross or risky is using their trust.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is/19/)
- [Tricking a younger child into eating something gross or doing something risky is using their trust.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is/36/)
- [Gross or upsetting videos in a chat should be shown to a grown-up; you don't have to keep watching.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/39/)
- [Everyone picks their nose or dribbles in their sleep sometimes; these are normal body things, not proof that someone is gross.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gross» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.