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
  • Whether schools and pediatric practices begin asking families 5 Cs-style questions in place of screen-time totals during check-ins.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An earlier version of this story said those figures were the totals raised by the DNC from small-money donors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of totals
Noun
  • Price optimization means choosing prices that advance business goals, such as increasing profits, attracting shoppers or clearing unsold goods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But many citizens don’t own that innovation and so miss out on its profits.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of profits
Verb
  • Chwalinska beat six-time major winner and Polish compatriot Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and, along with 1,000 ranking points, earns $665,000 in prize money.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Decisions about these funds deserve careful analysis, consistent standards, and a transparent process that earns public confidence.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of earns
Noun
  • Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In recent skin-absorption studies, the FDA found that 1,4-dioxane can penetrate the skin in trace amounts, especially when applied as a lotion.
    — Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of amounts
Noun
  • This case involved a restaurant owner accused of underreporting more than US$2 million in business receipts and claiming unsupported depreciation deductions on rental properties.
    — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The use of global depositary receipts (GDRs), which allow backers to buy a stake in a foreign company without leaving their home market, bypasses regulatory barriers that have held up intra-African investment.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of receipts
Verb
  • Topping off the buds for 10 minutes nets you about two hours of playback time, which is nice.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nets
Noun
  • Also a list of the true names and addresses of all former slaves, along with their actual occupations and 1858 yearly incomes, which, surprising no one, were right on par with the incomes of similar whites.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Because of its oil wealth, Equatorial Guinea has one of Africa’s higher per-capita incomes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of incomes
Verb
  • Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s unit has stepped up when needed, and all while the offense garners most of the headlines.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of garners

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