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gross vs amount

amount vs gross

gross and amount both are nouns.

gross is an adjective but amount is not an adjective.

gross and amount both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gross Yes Yes Yes No
amount Yes No Yes No
As nouns, amount is a hypernym of gross; that is, amount is a word with a broader meaning than gross:
  • gross: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  • amount: a quantity of money
Other hypernyms of gross include amount of money, sum, sum of money.
gross (noun) amount (noun)
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
twelve dozen the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
a quantity of money
gross (adjective) amount (adjective)
before any deductions
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
repellently fat
lacking fine distinctions or detail
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
gross (verb) amount (verb)
earn before taxes, expenses, etc. to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
be tantamount or equivalent to
Difference between gross and amount

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