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grosses 1 of 2

noun

plural of gross
1
as in totals

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2
as in revenues

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grosses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gross
as in earns

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Recent Examples of grosses
Noun
Among the notable grosses in the final week of the season, Every Brilliant Thing reported a gross of $2,296,473 as star Daniel Radcliffe played his final performances. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 May 2026 On the other hand, Beaches fell to 44 percent capacity at the Majestic Theatre, its lowest level yet, with grosses falling to $441,484 (its lowest gross for an eight-show week). — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grosses
  1. totals
  2. profits
  3. earns
  4. amounts
  5. receipts
  6. nets
  7. incomes
  8. garners
Noun
  • Lowell is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with maximum totals exceeding 10 inches possible for Kauai and the Big Island, the hurricane center said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The totals don’t include one-time purchases for supplies, travel or food.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of totals
Noun
  • Meta supposedly favors Chinese resellers, because, without them, Meta would be shut out from billions in profits from the lucrative Chinese ad market, since its platforms are banned there.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Recipients with projects exceeding US$150 million were required to share profits with the government above a certain threshold and provide plans for childcare for facility and construction workers.
    — Mariana Mazzucato, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of profits
Verb
  • Defensive Player of the Week Josiah Griffin, a senior defensive back, intercepts a pass with 90 seconds left and returns it 45 yards for the deciding TD as Waubonsie Valley earns its first win of season with a 28-21 victory over Palatine.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Further, the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express earns 3% cash back* on transit, including rideshares, taxis, parking, tolls, buses or trains.
    — Dan Avery,Lily Wolfson, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of earns
Noun
  • Those amounts can rise over successive renewals as companies accept larger retentions to control premiums or carriers tighten coverage terms.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Russia’s sizable military has enough manpower to sustain a war of attrition and enough productive capacity to generate massive amounts of missiles and drones.
    — MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of amounts
Noun
  • South Africa’s share has been nearly three times Nigeria’s receipts.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike most cities, including Los Angeles, El Segundo has no gross receipts tax on businesses and relies instead on annual fees based on business size.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of receipts
Verb
  • That nets you the filtration device, two hoses, five pre-filter heads, and one internal filter cartridge.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Violation nets no penalties Two weeks before approving a 30% rate increase in May 2023, the Arizona Department of Child Safety issued a licensing violation against Sunshine over Blodgett’s case.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of nets
Noun
  • But that still doesn't explain why their incomes exploded, helping the top one percent pull away from everyone else.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Saudi contributions promised huge incomes for Kushner and his team, no matter how well the fund performed.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of incomes
Verb
  • Cook followed in Jobs' footsteps, taking the stage for every major Apple product launch, which garners headlines and millions of viewers around the world.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The parade that takes place in Pasadena, California, ahead of the Rose Bowl game, which usually garners over 700,000 spectators.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Grosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grosses. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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