'GAIN' definitions:

Definition of 'gain'

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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
Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: profit, gain, benefit]
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'

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Acronyms for 'gain'

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