gross 1 /'grōs/ adj [Middle English, immediately obvious, from Middle French gros thick, coarse, from Latin grossus]
1: flagrant or extreme esp. in badness or offensiveness: of very blameworthy character
a gross violation of the rules of ethics
a gross abuse of trust
2: consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions
gross annual earnings compare net
gross·ly adv
gross·ness n
gross 2 n: overall total exclusive of deductions
in gross
2: independently existing, belonging to a person, and not attached to land see also easement in gross at easement
gross 3 vt: to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as for taxes or expenses)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.