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gross

3 verb
     
gross3 [transitive]
to gain an amount as a total profit, or earn it as a total amount, before tax has been taken away [↪ net]:
The movie has already grossed over $10 million.

gross somebody ↔ out

phrasal verb
American English spoken to make someone wish they had not seen or been told about something because it is so unpleasant [= disgust]:
His dirty fingernails really gross me out.
—grossed out adjective
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