gross up
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
To work out how much money something was worth before taxes were taken out.
Literal meaning: To make a gross (total, before deductions) figure upward from a net figure.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
(Finance/accounting) To calculate the pre-tax or gross equivalent of a net payment by adding back the applicable taxes or deductions.
"The company agreed to gross up the relocation allowance so that employees would not be out of pocket after paying tax on it."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily a financial and accounting term. Common in payroll, tax, and benefits contexts. For example, if an employer covers an employee's tax liability, they 'gross up' the payment so the employee receives the intended net amount. Not used in everyday informal speech.
Commonly used with
salary payment bonus income tax benefit
Forms
Base
gross up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
grosses up
he/she/it
Past simple
grossed up
yesterday
Past participle
grossed up
have + pp
-ing form
grossing up
continuous
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