See Also: gross(3)(dictionary)
Gross(medicine)
gross(1)(dictionary)
Gross(finance)
gross(2)(dictionary)
GROSS(law)
gross(5)(dictionary)
gross(4)(dictionary)
IN GROSS(law)
Gross(money)

gross(4) (iou)



gross noun2. LME.
[from the adjective.]
The gross or coarse part of something; the dregs, dross; sediment. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
The greater part, the majority, the bulk; esp. the main body of a military force. arch. LME.
Burke This denial of landed property to the gross of the people has further evil effect.
b. A large body, a mass. Chiefly Military. Only in 17.
The sum, sum total; now esp., the whole amount earned. L16.
G. Bordman Disappointing grosses on the road..warned that show would not prove..long-lasting.
Phrases: by gross in large quantities, wholesale. in gross, in the gross (a) (now rare) generally, without going into particulars; on the whole; (b) in a body; (c) in bulk, wholesale; (d) in full; (e) Law (in gross) absolute and independent.