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gain

(g/eI/n )

adjective (a)

Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a quantity that is added(noun.quantity)

Example:
They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks.

Synonym:
addition, increase

source: wordnet30
the advantageous quality of being beneficial(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
profit

source: wordnet30
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
amplification

source: wordnet30
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating(noun.possession)

Antonym:
loss, red, red ink

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

obtain(verb.possession)

Synonym:
derive

source: wordnet30
win something through one's efforts(verb.possession)

Example:
Gain an understanding of international finance.

Synonym:
acquire, win
Antonym:
lose

source: wordnet30
derive a benefit from(verb.possession)

Synonym:
benefit, profit

source: wordnet30
reach a destination, either real or abstract(verb.motion)

Synonym:
arrive at, attain, hit, make, reach

source: wordnet30
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.(verb.competition)

Example:
The home team was gaining ground.

Synonym:
advance, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win
Antonym:
drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede

source: wordnet30
rise in rate or price(verb.change)

Example:
The stock market gained 24 points today.

Synonym:
advance

source: wordnet30
increase or develop(verb.change)

Example:
The peace movement gained momentum.

Synonym:
gather

source: wordnet30
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages(verb.possession)

Synonym:
bring in, clear, earn, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in

source: wordnet30
increase (one's body weight)(verb.body)

Example:
She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising.

Synonym:
put on
Antonym:
lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin

source: wordnet30
To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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