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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

"Gross" after a number?

Hello.

I was searching for the proper usage of 'net'/'gross' and came across this:

1) Net: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/net_1?q=net

Example: a salary of $50?000 net
2) Gross: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gross_1

Example: Investments showed a gross profit of 26%.
And also there is a comment that this word can be used only before a noun.

So, cannot we say by analogy:
a) "a salary of $50?000 gross",
b) "My salary is $50?000 gross",

c) "I would like to earn $50?000 gross"?
  

Top answer

Ahhh, I was trying to compare an adjective with an adverb, hence the result. com/definition/english/gross_2 is 'gross' as an adverb, so it seems (as suspected) we can use 'net' and 'gross' in exactly the same way.

— Reegis

  • Ahhh, I was trying to compare an adjective with an adverb, hence the result.
  • com/definition/english/gross_2 is 'gross' as an adverb, so it seems (as suspected) we can use 'net' and 'gross' in exactly the same way.
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Ahhh, I was trying to compare an adjective with an adverb, hence the result.
Here http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gross_2 is 'gross' as an adverb, so it seems (as suspected) we can use 'net' and 'gross' in exactly the same way.
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