gross
/ɡrəʊs/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रोस
सकल, कुल
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as antonym
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[only before noun]
being the total amount of something before anything is taken away
सकल, कुल
- gross income
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- The company's gross profit rose sharply last year.
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- Gross salary is the amount before tax is deducted.
- The film's gross earnings crossed two hundred crore rupees.
Synonyms total whole entire before tax overall
Opposite net
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[only before noun] formal or law
(of a crime or a bad situation) very obvious and unacceptable
घोर, भारी
- gross negligence
- gross injustice
- The officer was dismissed for gross misconduct.
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- It was a gross error of judgement by the manager.
- The court described the delay as a gross violation of rights.
Synonyms flagrant glaring blatant obvious outrageous
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informal
very unpleasant
घिनौना, भद्दा
- That's gross!
- The smell from the dustbin was really gross.
- The milk had gone off and smelt gross.
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- Eating that spoiled food would be gross.
- The state of the public toilet was absolutely gross.
Synonyms disgusting revolting repulsive vile
Opposite pleasant attractive nice
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[C]
a group of 144 things
ग्रोस (144 का समूह)
- two gross of pencils
- The shop bought a gross of pencils for the new session.
- The shopkeeper ordered two gross of exercise books.
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- A gross is a dozen dozens, or 144 items.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
gross (before a noun): total
Gross means the total amount before anything is taken away, such as tax; it is used before a noun like income, profit or weight.
'Gross' का अर्थ वह कुल राशि है जिसमें से कुछ घटाया नहीं गया हो, जैसे कर; यह income, profit या weight जैसी संज्ञा से पहले आता है।
- His gross salary is fifty thousand rupees.
- The gross weight of the box includes the packing.
gross vs net
Gross is the total before deductions, while net is what remains after deductions.
Gross कटौती से पहले की कुल राशि है, जबकि net कटौती के बाद बची राशि है।
- Her gross pay is higher than her net pay.
gross (very serious or obvious)
Before a noun, gross describes something clearly wrong: gross negligence, gross injustice, gross misconduct.
संज्ञा से पहले 'gross' स्पष्ट रूप से गलत चीज़ को बताता है: gross negligence, gross injustice, gross misconduct।
- The doctor was punished for gross negligence.
gross (informal): disgusting
Informally, gross means very unpleasant; it can follow be and is common among young speakers.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'gross' का अर्थ बहुत अप्रिय है; यह 'be' के बाद आ सकता है और युवाओं में आम है।
- The milk in the fridge smelled gross.
gross (noun, verb)
A gross is twelve dozen, or 144, in trade; as a verb, gross means to earn a total amount before tax.
व्यापार में 'a gross' बारह दर्जन यानी 144 है; क्रिया के रूप में 'gross' का अर्थ कर से पहले कुल राशि कमाना है।
- The shop ordered a gross of pencils.
- The film grossed ten crore rupees in a week.
+Collocations 4
gross + noun (money)
incomeprofitsalaryweightsalesdomestic product
- India's gross domestic product has grown steadily.
gross + noun (serious wrong)
negligencemisconductinjusticeerrorviolationexaggeration
- The clerk was sacked for gross misconduct.
verb + gross
earntotalgrossreportcalculate
- The company grossed fifty lakh rupees last quarter.
adverb + gross
absolutelyreallysocompletelyjust
- That smell is absolutely gross.
“More examples 5
- The bank deducts tax from your gross salary.
बैंक आपके कुल वेतन से कर काट लेता है।
- The gross profit was high, but the net profit was small.
कुल लाभ अधिक था, पर शुद्ध लाभ कम रहा।
- The official was dismissed for gross negligence of duty.
अधिकारी को कर्तव्य में घोर लापरवाही के लिए बर्खास्त कर दिया गया।
- Radhika thought the dirty canteen was gross.
राधिका को गंदी कैंटीन घिनौनी लगी।
- The shopkeeper bought pens by the gross.
दुकानदार ने कलम गुरुस के हिसाब से खरीदीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I get a gross salary of twenty thousand after tax.
✓ I get a net salary of twenty thousand after tax.
After tax means net; gross is before deductions.
कर के बाद की राशि 'net' होती है; 'gross' कटौती से पहले की राशि है।
✗ The gross of the profit was shared.
✓ The gross profit was shared.
Gross is an adjective and is placed directly before the noun, without of.
'Gross' adjective है और संज्ञा से ठीक पहले आता है, 'of' के बिना।
✗ He was punished for a gross negligent.
✓ He was punished for gross negligence.
A noun is needed after gross; the adjective negligent is wrong here.
'Gross' के बाद संज्ञा चाहिए; यहाँ adjective 'negligent' गलत है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Economics: gross is the total before deductions; net is what remains after deductions (gross salary minus tax equals net salary); GDP is Gross Domestic Product.
अर्थशास्त्र में gross कटौती से पहले का कुल है; net कटौती के बाद बचा (gross salary घटा tax बराबर net salary); GDP का अर्थ Gross Domestic Product है।
Maths: a dozen is 12, a gross is 144 (12 dozen), a score is 20.
गणित में दर्जन 12, ग्रोस 144 (12 दर्जन), कोड़ी (score) 20।