gross

Gross

1. A unit of amount = twelve dozen = 144. Eggs are sold by the gross. Restaurants will buy eggs by the gross.
2. Disgusting. His comments were gross.
3. Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure. It was a gross photo.
4. Great, large, bulky, or fat. Her appearance was gross.
5. The whole amount, entire; total before deductions. Their gross domestic product was 120 billion.
6. Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful. It was a gross mistake. It was gross injustice.
7. To earn money, not including expenses. Our class grossed $400 in the cake sales.

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Shown is some moldy bread; that makes it gross