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gain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | amplification |
| Type of | increment, increase |
| Has types | loop gain |
gain::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring in, clear, earn, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in |
| Type of | acquire, get |
| Has types | squeeze out, yield, turn a profit, gross, take home, shovel in, rake off, bear, rake in, bring home, profit, pay, eke out |
| Verb group | sack up, make, clear, net, sack |
| Derivation | gainer |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | addition, increase |
| Type of | indefinite quantity |
| Has types | accretion |
they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | benefit, profit |
| Type of | acquire, get |
| Has types | profiteer, capitalise, cash in on, capitalize, net, take advantage, sack up, sack, clear, pyramid |
| Derivation | gainer |
gain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | profit |
| Type of | vantage, advantage |
| Has types | account, profitableness, profitability, lucrativeness, gainfulness |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | advance, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win |
| Has types | rack up, hit, score, steal, tally |
| Derivation | gainer |
The home team was gaining ground.
gain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money |
| Has types | financial gain, paper profit |
Examples of gain
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A window screen was removed and the glass broken to gain entrance into the room.
From the dailyherald.com
That compares with a 95 percent gain for corn and a 44 percent jump in soybeans.
From the bloomberg.com
That followed a gain of 14 cents the prior week and 20 cents a week before that.
From the bloomberg.com
For all of 2010, profits climbed 29 percent, the biggest annual gain since 1948.
From the bloomberg.com
November employment rose 71,000, more than an initially reported gain of 39,000.
From the bloomberg.com
The metal, up 28 percent this year, is headed for the 10th straight annual gain.
From the bloomberg.com
Those that do bear fruit will gain traction and either be acquired or go public.
From the online.wsj.com
Global markets would gain a fresh respect for our economy and the dollar itself.
From the washingtonpost.com
They more than offset those losses, leading to September's net gain in new jobs.
From the forbes.com
- Addition: 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"
- Derive: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- Acquire: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
- Profit: the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- Amplification: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- Profit: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- In electronics, gain is a measure of the ability of a circuit (often an amplifier) to increase the power or amplitude of a signal from the input to the output. It is usually defined as the mean ratio of the signal output of a system to the signal input of the same system. ...
- Gain is a brand of detergent made by Procter & Gamble.
- In finance, gain is a profit or an increase in value of an investment such as a stock or bond. Gain is calculated by fair market value or the proceeds from the sale of the investment minus the sum of the purchase price and all costs associated with it. ...
