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gain
(g/eI/n )

adjective (a)

  • Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a quantity that is added(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks.
    Synonym:
    addition, increase
    source: wordnet30
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    profit
    source: wordnet30
  • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    amplification
    source: wordnet30
  • the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating(noun.possession)
    Antonym:
    loss, red, red ink
    source: wordnet30
  • A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • obtain(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    derive
    source: wordnet30
  • win something through one's efforts(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Gain an understanding of international finance.
    Synonym:
    acquire, win
    Antonym:
    lose
    source: wordnet30
  • derive a benefit from(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    benefit, profit
    source: wordnet30
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    arrive at, attain, hit, make, reach
    source: wordnet30
  • obtain advantages, such as points, etc.(verb.competition)
    Example:
    The home team was gaining ground.
    Synonym:
    advance, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win
    Antonym:
    drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede
    source: wordnet30
  • rise in rate or price(verb.change)
    Example:
    The stock market gained 24 points today.
    Synonym:
    advance
    source: wordnet30
  • increase or develop(verb.change)
    Example:
    The peace movement gained momentum.
    Synonym:
    gather
    source: wordnet30
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    bring in, clear, earn, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
    source: wordnet30
  • increase (one's body weight)(verb.body)
    Example:
    She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising.
    Synonym:
    put on
    Antonym:
    lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin
    source: wordnet30
  • To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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