gain
/ɡeɪn/noun, verb1 syllable
Gain means: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
Synonyms for gain30
noun, as in the advantageous quality of being beneficial
noun, as in the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
verb, as in earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
verb, as in obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
verb, as in obtain
verb, as in rise in rate or price
verb, as in increase or develop
verb, as in increase (one's body weight)
Opposites of gain
What does gain mean?13
verb
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages“How much do you make a month in your new job?”
reach a destination, either real or abstract“We hit Detroit by noon”
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.“The home team was gaining ground”
win something through one's efforts“I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”
derive a benefit from“She profited from his vast experience”
obtain“derive pleasure from one's garden”
rise in rate or price“The stock market gained 24 points today”
increase or develop“the peace movement gained momentum”
increase (one's body weight)“She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising”
noun
a quantity that is added“there was an addition to property taxes this year”
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with gain?60
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Gain in a sentence
- If you always eat that much, you'll gain weight.CK
- The robots will gain control one day, be sure of that.gone2bacolod
- If you pig out every day, you're sure to gain too much weight.unknown
- Many people lead a sedentary life, which can lead to weight gain.mhattick
- For everything you gain, you lose something else.dimitris
- The more you work, the more you gain.astyng
- Wise men do not seek to gain anything, so they lose nothing.pne
- In life, you gain and lose things, but also can't force things to happen.oliviya
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Forms of gain
as a noun
- plural
- gains
as a verb
- past tense
- gained
- present participle
- gaining
- third-person singular
- gains
- past participle
- gained