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Gross

Gross is an English term with several related meanings. As an adjective, it can signify largeness or coarseness, and in the sense of scale it is used in phrases such as gross weight or gross income. The word derives from Old French gros, meaning thick or large, itself from Latin grossus. A further meaning, colloquially, is something unpleasant or repulsive, and in that sense one might exclaim “gross!”

In business and economics, gross indicates totals before deductions. Gross income is total earnings before taxes

Anatomy and medicine use gross to mean visible to the naked eye, as in gross anatomy or

Gross is also a surname of Germanic origin, borne by numerous individuals. The word’s varied uses reflect

and
other
withholdings.
Gross
domestic
product
(GDP)
measures
the
total
value
of
goods
and
services
produced
within
a
country.
Gross
revenue
is
the
total
sales
a
company
makes;
gross
profit
is
revenue
minus
cost
of
goods
sold;
gross
margin
is
gross
profit
as
a
percentage
of
revenue.
In
logistics,
gross
weight
includes
packaging,
while
net
weight
excludes
it.
gross
examination
of
tissue,
contrasted
with
microscopic
study.
The
term
also
appears
in
legal
and
technical
phrases
such
as
gross
negligence,
where
it
signals
a
high
degree
of
fault.
its
core
sense
of
total
size
or
bulk,
often
contrasted
with
net
or
refined
values.
In
everyday
language,
the
term
spans
measurements,
economics,
anatomy,
and
expressions
of
disapproval,
maintaining
a
common
thread
of
overall
magnitude
or
visibility.