1. : the detention of a ship by the freighter beyond the time allowed for loading, unloading, or sailing.2. : a charge for detaining a ship, freight car, or truck.. : the detention of a ship by the freighter beyond the time allowed for loading, unloading, or sailing.
Gross margin is gross income divided by net sales, expressed as a percentage. It reveals how much a company earns taking into consideration the costs that it incurs for producing its products and/or services.
gross pay. Definition. The amount of wages earned by an employee before the appropriate taxes are taken out. Use gross pay in a sentence. â Fred was excited to start his new job with an impressive wage, but once he saw the difference between his gross pay and his take home pay, he realized he was now in a higher tax bracket.