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.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  gross(Noun) A unit of amount = twelve dozen = 144 pcs. 2  gross(Noun) The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net. 3  gross(Noun) The bulk, the mass, the masses.