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gross

[grohs] / groʊs /






NOUN
total amount
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


VERB
bring in as total
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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The Templeton Emerging Markets Fund’s gross expenses come to 1.35% of assets under management annually, but there is a temporary waiver of some expenses so that the current net expense ratio is 1.34%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Companies on the screen had to have recent gross profit margins below their long-term averages, but have analysts calling for rising gross profit margins.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

FuelCell’s gross loss swelled to $12.9 million compared with $9.4 million in the year-ago period, while its operating loss more than doubled to $77.9 million from $35.8 million last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

XPeng’s recent gross profit margin expansion also indicate an improving product mix and better cost control, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Of his first brush with gross anatomy: “One scene with people carrying legs over their shoulders to the sink to wash out the feces just turned my stomach, and I was done.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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