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

2 of 2

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
  • OpenAI raised $122 billion in a single round this year and Anthropic $65 billion, totals which no Chinese company can match.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020, Andrew Booker of the University of Bristol and Andrew Sutherland of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology settled the case for when the sum of x3 + y3 + z3 totals 42.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of totals
Noun
  • More recently, De Luca and Abdy’s ambitious gambits have failed to reap profits.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And there’s a reason that studios invest so heavily in recognizable franchises – they’re designed to turn the kind of easy profits that help justify other original swings.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of profits
Verb
  • On an 8-yard run a bit earlier, Willis deftly escaped being tackled 1 yard short on a third-and-5, displaying the type of second effort that earns respect from everyone.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond that, its balance of top-tier audio and easily good-enough image quality and brightness for the price earns the P1 our Editors' Choice award for a 1080p room-to-room portable.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of earns
Noun
  • Garon notes that most people who bet on sports do so infrequently and with small amounts of money.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • While natural kratom contains only trace amounts of 7-OH, some companies sell concentrated or synthetic forms of the compound under brand names such as Magic 7OH and 7 O’Heaven for as little as $4 a pop.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of amounts
Noun
  • The living reality of inflation is etched on grocery-store receipts, utility bills and health insurance premiums.
    — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Hall came to our interview clutching receipts in the shape of two new labels led by the producers behind Strike and The Detection Club, along with early-stage plans for a label that will focus on digital spin-offs of existing brands.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of receipts
Verb
  • Owen Michaels nets his second goal Michaels scored his second career NHL goal on his second shot.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Apple's $1,699 starter model nets you a base-level M5 Pro processor (with a 15-core CPU and a 16-core GPU), 24GB of unified memory, and a 512GB solid-state drive.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of nets
Noun
  • Soaring property prices have upended European politics from Portugal to Germany, with the issue rising to the top of voter worries in several countries as prices race ahead of incomes.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Gomez-Arias said the university is working to provide an education that will further boost incomes, including more pathways to internships.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of incomes
Verb
  • All the while, #witchtok garners millions of posts, and there’s no shortage of flash sales for love spells – or curses.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of garners

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