Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gross | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
gain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gross (noun) | gain (noun) |
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the entire amount of income before any deductions are made | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input |
twelve dozen | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating | |
a quantity that is added |
gross (adjective) | gain (adjective) |
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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) | gain (verb) |
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earn before taxes, expenses, etc. | increase (one's body weight) |
rise in rate or price | |
increase or develop | |
obtain advantages, such as points, etc. | |
reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
win something through one's efforts | |
derive a benefit from | |
obtain |