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GAIN
amplification, gain
(noun) the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
profit, gain
(noun) the advantageous quality of being beneficial
gain
(noun) the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
addition, increase, gain
(noun) a quantity that is added; “there was an addition to property taxes this year”; “they recorded the cattle’s gain in weight over a period of weeks”
gain, put on
(verb) increase (one’s body weight); “She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising”
gain, gather
(verb) increase or develop; “the peace movement gained momentum”; “the car gathers speed”
advance, gain
(verb) rise in rate or price; “The stock market gained 24 points today”
gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(verb) obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; “The home team was gaining ground”; “After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference”; “win points”
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
(verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract; “We hit Detroit by noon”; “The water reached the doorstep”; “We barely made it to the finish line”; “I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts”
acquire, win, gain
(verb) win something through one’s efforts; “I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”; “Gain an understanding of international finance”; “win someone’s confidence and friendship”
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; “How much do you make a month in your new job?”; “She earns a lot in her new job”; “this merger brought in lots of money”; “He clears $5,000 each month”
profit, gain, benefit
(verb) derive a benefit from; “She profited from his vast experience”
derive, gain
(verb) obtain; “derive pleasure from one’s garden”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
gain (third-person singular simple present gains, present participle gaining, simple past and past participle gained)
(transitive) To acquire possession of.
(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
(transitive, dated) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
(transitive) To increase.
(intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
(transitive) To reach.
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
(intransitive) To put on weight.
(of a clock or watch) To run fast.
Noun
gain (countable and uncountable, plural gains)
The act of gaining; acquisition.
What is gained.
(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
Antonyms
• loss
Etymology 2
Preposition
gain
(obsolete) Against.
Etymology 3
Adjective
gain (comparative more gain, superlative most gain)
(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
Adverb
gain (comparative more gain, superlative most gain)
(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
(dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
Etymology 4
Noun
gain (plural gains)
(architecture) A square or bevelled 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.
Anagrams
• Agin, Agni, Angi, Gina, NGIA, Nagi, Ngai, a- -ing, ag'in, agin, gina, inga
Proper noun
Gain (plural Gains)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gain is the 19703rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1367 individuals. Gain is most common among White (84.49%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Agin, Agni, Angi, Gina, NGIA, Nagi, Ngai, a- -ing, ag'in, agin, gina, inga
Source: Wiktionary
Gain, n. Etym: [Cf. W. gan a mortise.] (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
Gain, a. Etym: [OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel. gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv., against, opposite. CF. Ahain.]
Definition: Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Gain, n. Etym: [OE. gain, gein, ga, gain, advantage, Icel. gagn; akin to Sw. gagn, Dan. gavn, cf. Goth. gageigan to gain. The word was prob. influenced by F. gain gain, OF. gaain. Cf. Gain, v. t.]
1. That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Phil. iii. 7. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6. Every one shall share in the gains. Shak.
2. The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. "The lust of gain." Tennyson.
Gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gained; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaining.] Etym: [From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F. gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG. weidin, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage, G. weide, akin to Icel. vei hunting, AS. wa, cf. L. venari to hunt, E. venison. See Gain, n., profit.]
1. To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living. What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul Matt. xvi. 26. To gain dominion, or to keep it gained. Milton. For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease. Pope.
2. To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
3. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matt. xviii. 15. To gratify the queen, and gained the court. Dryden.
4. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor. Forded Usk and gained the wood. Tennyson.
5. To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. [Obs. or Ironical] Ye should . . . not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. Acts xxvii. 21. Gained day, the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth.
– To gain ground, to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent.
– To gain over, to draw to one's party or interest; to win over.
– To gain the wind (Naut.), to reach the windward side of another ship.
Syn.
– To obtain; acquire; get; procure; win; earn; attain; achieve. See Obtain.
– To Gain, Win. Gain implies only that we get something by exertion; win, that we do it in competition with others. A person gains knowledge, or gains a prize, simply by striving for it; he wins a victory, or wins a prize, by taking it in a struggle with others.
Gain, v. i.
Definition: 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. Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion. Ezek. xxii. 12. Gaining twist, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle. To gain on or upon. (a) To encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land. (b) To obtain influence with. (c) To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest. (d) To get the better of; to have the advantage of. The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself. Addison. My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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