grossing

gross

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Definitions of grossing word

adjective grossing without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales. 1
adjective grossing unqualified; complete; rank: a gross scoundrel. 1
adjective grossing flagrant and extreme: gross injustice. 1
adjective grossing indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross remarks. 1
adjective grossing lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined. 1
adjective grossing large, big, or bulky. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Old French gros large (as noun, grosse twelve dozen) < Late Latin gross(us) thick, coarse

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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