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1gross — /grəυs/ noun twelve dozen (144) ● He ordered four gross of pens. (NOTE: no plural) ■ adjective total, with no deductions ■ adverb with no deductions ● My salary is paid gross. ● Building society accounts can pay interest gross to non taxpayers. ■ …
2Gross leasable area — (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. Specifically, gross leasable area is defined as… …
3Gross National Happiness — (GNH) is an attempt to define quality of life in more holistic and psychological terms than Gross National Product.The term was coined by Bhutan s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in 1972 in response to criticism that his economy was growing poorly.… …
4GROSS, MICHAEL — (1920–2004), Israeli painter and sculptor. Born in Tiberias to a sixth generation Galilean family, the son of Leah Levi and Chaim Gross, Michael Gross had a very lonely childhood, as his father, a romantic pioneer, chose to live with his family… …
5gross leaseable area — USA In a leasing context, it is generally the area of a building that can be used by the tenants. It usually includes certain common areas, elevators, common bathrooms, stairwells, and other portions of the building that the tenants do not occupy …
6gross investment — ➔ investment * * * gross investment UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the total value of an investment without allowing for any loss in worth, especially over time: »The gross investment of the first phase of the building development amounts to $10… …
7Gross Lease — A type of commercial lease where the landlord pays for the building s property taxes, insurance and maintenance. A gross lease can be modified in a number of ways to best meet the needs of a particular building s tenants (for example, a gross… …
8building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
9Gross, David J. — ▪ American physicist in full David Jonathan Gross born February 19, 1941, Washington, D.C., U.S. American physicist who, with H. David Politzer (Politzer, H. David) and Frank Wilczek (Wilczek, Frank), was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics… …
10gross interest — The amount of interest applicable to a particular loan or deposit before tax is deducted. Interest rates may be quoted gross (as they are on government securities) or net (as in most building society deposits or bank deposits). The gross interest …
