Gross

/ɡroʊs/ adjective

Gross can mean very disgusting, like something that looks or smells nasty. In math or business, it also means the total amount before anything is taken away, like gross income before taxes.

From Old French “gros,” meaning “large, thick, coarse,” from Late Latin “grossus,” “thick, bulky.” The sense of “disgusting” grew from the idea of something coarse or crude.

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