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GAIN

Definition:

1. [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"
   Synonyms: addition, increase
   
   
2. [noun] the advantageous quality of being beneficial
   Synonyms: profit
   
   
3. [noun] the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
   Synonyms: amplification
   
   
4. [noun] the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
   
   
5. [verb] obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
   Synonyms: derive
   
   
6. [verb] win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
   Synonyms: acquire, win
   
   
7. [verb] derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
   Synonyms: profit, benefit
   
   
8. [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"
   Synonyms: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at
   
   
9. [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"
   Synonyms: advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, ground
   
   
10. [verb] rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
    Synonyms: advance
    
    
11. [verb] increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
    
    
12. [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"
    Synonyms: take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
    
    
13. [verb] increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
    Synonyms: put on
    
    

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Related Words:

• reap, draw
• cozen
• cash in on
• profiteer
• capitalize, capitalise, take advantage
• pyramid
• net, sack, sack up, clear
• catch up
• scale, surmount
• breast
• access, get at
• peak
• bottom out
• top out
• summit
• top
• make
• find
• culminate
• get through, come through
• ground, run aground
• steal
• score, hit, tally, rack up
• eke out, squeeze out
• profit, turn a profit
• rake off
• take home, bring home
• rake in, shovel in
• gross
• yield, pay, bear
• round, flesh out, fill out
• pack on
• accretion
• account
• profitableness, profitability
• loop gain
• financial gain
• paper profit

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