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gross earnings/income/revenue; A person's gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it.; Once wrapped, the gross weight of the package is 2.1 kg.; She earns £30,000 a year gross.;

I earn £15,000 gross, but my net income is about £12,000.; Investors have earned gross income of $780 million.

The film has grossed over $200 million this year.; It has become the highest grossing film of all time.

Also: the total amount of money that a film makes in sales of cinema tickets

She spoke in her soft, lilting brogue.; She spoke with a soft brogue.

"It’s about time you showed up," he says to Eddie in a lilting, teasing voice.

A lilting voice or tune gently rises and falls in a way that is pleasant to listen to

My shoelaces came undone/untied.; Do/Tie up your shoelaces, Rosie.; Your shoelace is untied.

They did a complete flip-flop by deciding to have a large wedding rather than getting married secretly.

The four suits in a pack of cards are hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds.

the jack of diamonds; the jack of clubs

I know jack about fashion, but I know what I like to wear.; There's jack shit to do here.

the six/jack of diamonds

a garden spade; The kids took their buckets and spades to the beach.

the ace/queen of spades; Don't you have any spades?

Offensive old - an offensive word for a black person

a dashing young man

The Court of Appeals let him remain free on bail during the appeal of his conviction.; I agreed to stand bail for him (= pay the bail).; Bail was set at £20,000.; He was bailed to appear at the Magistrates' Court next month.

if someone accused of a crime is bailed, they are released until their trial, after money has been paid to the court

I’d float around for hours fishing and bailing out the water leaking in.; The boat's sinking! Start bailing quickly!

We lashed together anything that would float to make a raft.

They rafted their supplies down the river.

A raft is also a small rubber or plastic boat that can be filled with air

We’ve identified a whole raft of problems affecting traffic flow.

grossly/highly/vastly inflated: Faced with vastly inflated prices in the south, property investors have been looking for bargains in the north.

He inflated the balloons with helium.; We watch the hot-air balloon slowly inflate.; Air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.

They inflated their part in the rescue every time they told the story.; Company officials misled the public in order to inflate the value of the company’s stock.; The story was inflated by the media.

We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.; Fluffy white clouds were floating across the sky.; Fill the cups with hot coffee and float heavy cream on top.

Marching bands and elaborate floats will be featured in the parade.; carnival floats

The authority has recently floated a $170 million bond to pay for some of the installation costs.; The group is planning to float on the New York Stock Exchange later this year.;

Also: to sell shares on a stock market for the first time in order to finance a new company; Last January the chief executive said he would only float the company if there was a "dramatic" revival in the market.

Central Bank is planning to stop letting the peso float freely.; Argentina decided to let its currency float freely against the dollar.;

to allow the value of a country's money to change according to the value of other countries' money; Noun - a situation in which a government no longer controls the value of its country's currency in relation to the value of other currencies

Fishing nets are often held in position by floats.

A piece of light material that stays on the surface of water

Laura has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year.; float an idea/proposal/suggestion: The partnership idea was floated at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last year.

In the space of a few weeks, stock valuation floated up by 15%.

The speed of electronic processing has all but eliminated the need for float.

a small amount of money kept by someone who works in a bar, etc., used for giving customers their change

The stock has been one of the great out-performers of recent times, rising more than 90% since the company's float 11 years ago.

Since he lost his job, he's just floated around/about doing nothing.

She sort of floats around, like a ballet dancer.

In our current international financial arrangement, called a dirty float, exchange rates fluctuate from day to day, but central banks attempt to influence their countries' exchange rates by buying and selling currencies.

Take the money for stamps out of petty cash.

a small amount of money kept for buying cheap items, esp. in an office

Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.; a petty thief; I don’t have time for petty matters like that.

Don't be so petty!

The women in the story are petty and hateful.

It was the pettiness of their arguments that irritated her.; He's thinking of moving to New York to get away from the gossipy pettiness of the British press.

Also: the quality of complaining or getting angry about things that are not important

"Oh, gross!" she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates.; "Gross!" Pamela says as she wipes the goo off her fingers.

Also: rude or offensive: She watches these really gross movies.;

I'd put on ten kilos and felt gross in my bikini.

gross misconduct/indecency; a gross violation of justice; gross misconduct/mismanagement/negligence

The birds die from hunger, thirst, and gross overcrowding.

a gross of sth: a gross of apples

Mudslides left goo all over the highway.

a pair of oars; She dipped her oars into the water and pulled.

No one asked him to help - he's always sticking his oar in.

Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.; The police let him off with a warning.; I'll let you off if you apologize.; Considering the severity of the crime, they were let off lightly.

She jogs after work to let off steam.

Don't let off fireworks near the house.

The court issued a contempt citation against city council members who refused to comply with a court order.; He was jailed for refusing to comply with the court order.; The company said that it had always acted in compliance with environmental laws.

UK - a bout of flu; US - a bout with the flu; He suffered from periodic bouts of insanity.

"Come here, Johnny!" she said, after several seconds of irresolution.; Introducing the new plotline at the end leaves the film with a sense of irresolution.; Alice stood irresolutely for a moment.

Have you resolved the problem of transport yet?; The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along.; resolve a dispute/problem/conflict: Lawyers could not resolve the dispute.

After hours of argument, they resolved against taking legal action.; The company resolved to take no further action against the thieves.; They resolved to build a business for themselves.

He resolved that total expenditure will rise 3.3% in real terms in the next year.

weaken/strengthen sb's resolve: Successful people use setbacks as an opportunity to strengthen their resolve.; test sb's resolve: The last three years have tested our resolve.; The experience increased her resolve to change careers.

There was a blur of sound, which slowly resolved itself into different words.

Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome.; She's utterly resolute in her refusal to apologize.; I admired her resolute optimism in those difficult times.; The minister resolutely defended the tough policy.

They sojourned in Memphis to celebrate Elvis Presley’s birthday.

a craven act of terrorism

There was widespread discontent at/about/over/with the plan.; Mexican-American leaders expressed discontent with the administration.; Discontented with her job, Cassandra often talked of leaving.

a feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situation;

That music puts me in a romantic frame of mind.

sb's state/frame of mind - the way someone feels about their life or situation at the moment - He's in a much more positive state/frame of mind these days.

The report provided a common frame of reference for discussing public policy.

A frame of reference is a particular set of beliefs or ideas on which you base your judgment of things. - We know we're dealing with someone with a different frame of reference.

Our casual lakeside encounters evolved into more regular meetings, dancing and dating; She has written a memoir of her encounters with W.H. Auden over the years.; Did you encounter anyone in the building?; to encounter a new situation.

An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant. - Offering supporters the chance to win an encounter with the President in return for any size of donation.

He was shocked by the hostility he encountered.; This is the first time I have encountered racism at work.; We encountered a problem with the fuel pump.; Customer service representatives are trained to handle encounters with angry customers.

Verb - Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult); Noun - A confrontation or unpleasant struggle; Przykład - This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders since the election.

In their last encounter with Italy, England won 3–2.

I know he's well meaning, but I wish he'd leave us alone.

You’re getting on my nerves.

Dad's really angry with you, so you'd better make yourself scarce.

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I could scarce believe my eyes.