How to pronounce gross
American English pronunciation
GROHS
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹoʊs/
- Syllables
- GROHS (1 syllable)
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What gross means
Most people know gross in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A group of twelve dozen, or 144
In a sentence: The school store ordered a gross of pencils, twelve boxes with a dozen in each.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French gros, meaning big or thick, which goes back to the Latin grossus. A gross is a big count: twelve dozen.
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