outgross

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verb

To make a larger gross income or profit than.

OriginEnglish gross ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

verboutgross (third-person singular simple present outgrosses, present participle outgrossing, simple past and past participle outgrossed)

present singular third person outgrosses · participle present outgrossing · participle past outgrossed · past outgrossed · alternative out-gross

  1. intransitiveTo make a larger gross income or profit than.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishgross
  8. Englishoutgross

From out- + gross.

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APA

outgross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outgross

MLA

“outgross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outgross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outgross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outgross.

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