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.
[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. gross /ËgroÊs/ adverb. gross. /ËgroÊs/. adverb. Learner's definition of GROSS. â used to describe a total amount of money that exists before anything (such as taxes or expenses) is taken away. They earned $50,000, gross.