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gain

/ gain /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Opposites:
loss red ink red
Type of:
sum sum of money amount
Kinds of:
financial gain paper profit
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
eke out squeeze out profit turn a profit rake off
Derived:
earner wage earner gainer
Verb group:
net sack sack up clear make
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
increase (one''s body weight)
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
Opposites:
reduce melt off lose weight slim slenderize
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
round flesh out fill out pack on
Derived:
gainer weight gainer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
increase in
"gain momentum"
"gain nerve"
Type of:
increase
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
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"
Opposites:
fall back lose drop off fall behind recede
Kinds of:
steal score hit tally rack up
Derived:
win gainer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 6
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Type of:
increase increment
Kinds of:
loop gain
verb Sense 7
derive a benefit from
"She profited from his vast experience"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
cash in on profiteer capitalize capitalise take advantage
Derived:
benefit welfare gainer profit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
rise in rate or price
"The stock market gained 24 points today"
Type of:
wax mount climb
Derived:
advance rise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 9
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Type of:
advantage vantage
Kinds of:
account profitableness profitability
Derived:
profit benefit
verb Sense 10
obtain
"derive pleasure from one''s garden"
Type of:
obtain
Kinds of:
reap draw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 11
win something through one''s efforts
"I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"
"Gain an understanding of international finance"
Opposites:
lose
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
cozen
Derived:
gainer winner winnings win profits
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
indefinite quantity
Kinds of:
accretion
Derived:
increase
verb Sense 13
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"
Kinds of:
catch up scale surmount breast access
Derived:
attainment
Verb group:
make
Entails:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
100
Times Searched
3
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sum sum of money amount financial gain paper profit loss red ink red get acquire eke out squeeze out