gain

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gain

The company reported a significant gain in profits this quarter.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An increase in amount, power, or value: "Gain" refers to something positive that is acquired or added, such as profit, advantage, or growth.
    • The amount by which something increases: Specifically, it can be the amount of profit in business or the increase in signal strength in electronics.

  2. Verb:

    • To obtain or secure something desirable: This involves acquiring something beneficial, like profit, knowledge, or an advantage.
    • To increase in amount, value, or degree: This refers to a rise or development in a measurable quality, such as weight, speed, or momentum.
    • To reach a destination or achieve a goal: This means to arrive at or attain a desired point or objective.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The company reported a significant gain in profits this quarter.
    • The amplifier provides a high signal gain.
    • He was motivated by personal gain.

  • Verb:

    • She hopes to gain valuable experience from this internship.
    • The athlete has gained five pounds of muscle.
    • The peace movement gained momentum after the speech.
    • After a long hike, we finally gained the summit.
Advanced Usage

  • "To gain ground": to make progress or become more popular or accepted.

    • The new political party is slowly gaining ground in the polls.

  • "To gain on someone/something": to get closer to someone or something you are chasing.

    • The police car was gaining on the speeding vehicle.

  • "To gain the upper hand": to achieve a position of control or advantage.

    • After a fierce debate, our team gained the upper hand.
Variants and Related Words

  • Gainer (n): a person or thing that gains something.

    • He was a net gainer from the new policy.

  • Gainful (adj): providing a gain or profit.

    • She is seeking gainful employment.

  • Ungainly (adj): awkward; clumsy. (Note: This is a different word with a different meaning, derived from an old sense of "gain" meaning "suitable".)

Synonyms
  • Noun: Profit, benefit, advantage, increase, growth.
  • Verb: Acquire, obtain, earn, achieve, attain, secure, get, win.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Gain in: to increase in a particular quality.

    • He has gained in confidence since starting the new job.

  • Gain over: to persuade someone to support you or your ideas.

    • They managed to gain over several key voters.
Related Idioms

  • "Nothing ventured, nothing gained": If you don't take a risk, you won't get a reward.

    • I decided to apply for the job, thinking "nothing ventured, nothing gained."

  • "Ill-gotten gains": money or advantages obtained in an illegal or dishonest way.

    • The story is about a thief who discovers his ill-gotten gains bring him no happiness.
gain

The company reported a significant gain in profits this quarter.

Noun
  1. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
  2. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
  3. the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  4. 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
Verb
  1. increase (one's body weight)
    • She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
  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
  3. increase or develop
    • the peace movement gained momentum
    • the car gathers speed
  4. rise in rate or price
    • The stock market gained 24 points today
  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
  6. 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
  7. derive a benefit from
    • She profited from his vast experience
  8. win something through one's efforts
    • I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
    • Gain an understanding of international finance
  9. obtain
    • derive pleasure from one's garden

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