Synonyms:
addition, increase, gain
Meaning: 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:
profit, gain
Meaning: the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Synonyms:
amplification, gain
Meaning: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Synonyms:
gain
Meaning: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
derive, gain
Meaning: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
Synonyms:
acquire, win, gain
Meaning: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
Synonyms:
profit, gain, benefit
Meaning: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
Synonyms:
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain
Meaning: 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:
gain, advance, win, pull_ahead, make_headway, get_ahead, gain_ground
Meaning: 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, gain
Meaning: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
Synonyms:
gain, gather
Meaning: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
Synonyms:
gain, take_in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull_in, bring_in
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
Last comes the lover of gain?
What would he gain by staying his hand now?
The Master said, The chase of gain is rich in hate.
Lincoln did not gain any immediate eminence at the bar.
He fencing for a topic with which he might gain my affection.
Very likely the animal might gain confidence and show itself.
He comes not for earthly gain, but for the gain of your souls.
I must gain his confidence at once. Anita had laid her helmet aside.
He can only lose, not gain, by that mixed intercourse with the world.
"Have I anything to gain by a lie?" responded Maud, with a curling lip.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Race, License CC BY-SA 4.0