'GAIN' definitions:
Definition of 'gain'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: addition, increase, gain]
noun
The advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: profit, gain]
noun
The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: amplification, gain]
noun
The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating [ant: loss, red, red ink]
verb
Obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: derive, gain]
verb
Win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant: lose]
verb
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" [syn: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain]
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" [syn: gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground] [ant: drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede]
verb
Rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" [syn: advance, gain]
verb
Increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]
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" [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in]
verb
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" [syn: gain, put on] [ant: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin]
Definition of 'Gain'
From: GCIDE
- Gain \Gain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gained (g[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaining.] [From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F. gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG. weidin[=o]n, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage, G. weide, akin to Icel. vei[eth]r hunting, AS. w[=a][eth]u, cf. L. venari to hunt, E. venison. See Gain, n., profit.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living. [1913 Webster]
- What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? --Matt. xvi. 26. [1913 Webster]
- To gain dominion, or to keep it gained. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. [1913 Webster]
- If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. --Matt. xviii. 15. [1913 Webster]
- To gratify the queen, and gained the court. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor. [1913 Webster]
- Forded Usk and gained the wood. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. [Obs. or Ironical] [1913 Webster]
- Ye should . . . not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. --Acts xxvii. 21. [1913 Webster]
- 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.
- Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gain'
From: GCIDE
- Gain \Gain\, n. [Cf. W. gan a mortise.] (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gain'
From: GCIDE
- Gain \Gain\, a. [OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel. gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv., against, opposite. Cf. Ahain.] Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gain'
From: GCIDE
- Gain \Gain\ (g[=a]n), n. [OE. gain, gein, ga[yogh]hen, 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. [1913 Webster]
- But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. --Phil. iii. 7. [1913 Webster]
- Godliness with contentment is great gain. --1 Tim. vi. 6. [1913 Webster]
- Every one shall share in the gains. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. "The lust of gain." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gain'
From: GCIDE
- Gain \Gain\, v. i. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion. --Ezek. xxii. 12. [1913 Webster]
- Gaining twist, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
- To gain on or To gain 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. [1913 Webster]
- The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept,
- access,
- accession,
- accomplish,
- accretion,
- accrual,
- accrue,
- accruement,
- accumulate,
- accumulation,
- achieve,
- achievement,
- acquire,
- acquisition,
- addition,
- admit,
- advance,
- advantage,
- aggrandizement,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- amplification,
- appreciate,
- appreciation,
- approach,
- argue into,
- arrive,
- arrive at,
- arrive in,
- ascent,
- assume,
- attain,
- attain to,
- attainment,
- augmentation,
- avail,
- available gain,
- bag,
- balloon,
- ballooning,
- be received,
- be responsible for,
- be seized of,
- bear the palm,
- behalf,
- behoof,
- benefit,
- benison,
- blessing,
- bloat,
- bloating,
- blow in,
- bob up,
- boom,
- boon,
- boost,
- breed,
- bring down,
- bring in,
- bring on,
- bring over,
- bring round,
- bring to reason,
- bring upon,
- broaden,
- broadening,
- buildup,
- capital gains,
- captivate,
- capture,
- carry,
- carry away,
- carry it,
- carry off,
- carry the day,
- catch,
- catch up with,
- charm,
- check in,
- cleanup,
- clear,
- clear profit,
- clock in,
- close with,
- collect,
- come,
- come along,
- come by,
- come in,
- come in for,
- come into,
- come on,
- come out first,
- come to,
- come to hand,
- come up to,
- come up with,
- complete,
- con,
- consummate,
- contract,
- convalesce,
- convince,
- corral,
- crescendo,
- cure,
- current gain,
- cut,
- dead time,
- derive,
- derive from,
- develop,
- development,
- dividend,
- dividends,
- drag down,
- draw,
- draw from,
- draw over,
- earn,
- earnings,
- edema,
- elevation,
- emolument,
- enhancement,
- enlargement,
- enter into possession,
- expansion,
- extension,
- fall in with,
- fall into,
- fetch,
- fetch up at,
- filthy lucre,
- find,
- finish in front,
- flood,
- fluke,
- fulfill,
- gain ground,
- gain on,
- gain over,
- gain strength,
- gain the day,
- gain upon,
- gains,
- garner,
- gather,
- get,
- get ahead,
- get along,
- get better,
- get in,
- get there,
- get to,
- gettings,
- glean,
- gleanings,
- go ahead,
- go forward,
- go up,
- good,
- graduate,
- greatening,
- gross,
- gross profit,
- grow,
- grow better,
- growth,
- gush,
- harvest,
- have,
- have coming in,
- heal,
- hike,
- hit,
- hit town,
- hoard,
- holdup,
- hook,
- hook in,
- hysteresis,
- improve,
- improvement,
- income,
- increase,
- increment,
- incur,
- inflation,
- intensify,
- interest,
- invigorate,
- invite,
- it,
- jump,
- killing,
- lag,
- lap,
- leap,
- leave behind,
- leave standing,
- look up,
- lucre,
- make,
- make a killing,
- make headway,
- make it,
- make progress,
- make strides,
- makings,
- margin,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- money,
- mount,
- mounting,
- multiplication,
- multiply,
- narrow the gap,
- neat profit,
- net,
- net profit,
- obtain,
- operational gain,
- outdistance,
- outpace,
- output lag,
- outrun,
- outsail,
- outstrip,
- outtalk,
- overhaul,
- overtake,
- paper profits,
- pass,
- pay,
- payment,
- pelf,
- percentage,
- perfect,
- perk,
- perk up,
- perks,
- perquisite,
- persuade,
- pick up,
- pickings,
- pop up,
- prevail on,
- prevail upon,
- prevail with,
- proceeds,
- process lag,
- procure,
- produce,
- productiveness,
- profit,
- profits,
- progress,
- proliferate,
- proliferation,
- pull down,
- pull in,
- punch in,
- raise,
- rake-off,
- rally,
- reach,
- realize,
- reap,
- receipts,
- receive,
- recuperate,
- remedy,
- renew,
- return,
- returns,
- revenue,
- ring in,
- rise,
- roll in,
- run,
- run up,
- sack,
- score,
- secure,
- sell,
- sell one on,
- shape up,
- share,
- shoot up,
- show improvement,
- show up,
- sign in,
- skyrocket,
- snowball,
- snowballing,
- spread,
- store,
- strengthen,
- succeed,
- surge,
- sway,
- swell,
- swelling,
- take,
- take in,
- take off,
- take on,
- take over,
- take the cake,
- take-in,
- talk into,
- talk over,
- throughput,
- time constants,
- time in,
- time lead,
- tumescence,
- turn up,
- up,
- upping,
- upsurge,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upturn,
- wangle,
- wangle into,
- wax,
- waxing,
- wealth,
- wear down,
- welcome,
- welfare,
- well-being,
- widen,
- widening,
- win,
- win out,
- win over,
- win the battle,
- win the laurels,
- win the palm,
- win the prize,
- win through,
- winnings,
- world of good,
- yield
Acronyms for 'GAIN'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Gator Advertising and Information Network
- German Advanced Integrated Network (IBM)
Words containing 'GAIN'
- Gained,
- Gaines,
- Gainful,
- Gainfully,
- Gainfulness,
- Gaining,
- Gainly,
- To gain on,
- To gain over,
- gains,
- Fort Gaines,
- Gain twist,
- Gained day,
- Gaines County,
- Gaines, MI,
- Gaines, TX,
- Gaining twist,
- To gain a point,
- To gain ground,
- To gain the wind,
- To gain upon,
- capital gain,
- financial gain,
- gain ground,
- gain the day,
- gain upon,
- gain vigor,
- gaining control,
- loop gain,
- weight gaining,
- Fort Gaines, GA,
- Gaines County, TX,
- capital gains tax