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   gain

   /ɡeɪn/

   verb

   • 1. obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable): "we gained entry to the car in five seconds" Similar obtaingetacquirecome byprocuresecureattainachieveearnwincaptureclinchpick upcarry offreapgatherreceivebe givenbe awardedcome away withinformal:landnetbagpotscoopwangleswingscorenabcollarcophookget one's hands onget one's mitts onget hold ofwalk away withwalk off withOpposite lose
   • ▪ benefit: "managers would gain from greater openness" Similar profitmake moneyreap financial rewardreap benefitsbenefitdo well out ofmake capital out ofinformal:make a killingmilkcash in onOpposite lose
   • ▪ win over to one's interest or views: archaic "to gratify the queen, and gain the court"
   • 2. reach or arrive at (a destination): "we gained the ridge" Similar reacharrive atget tocome toget as far asmakemake it toattainset foot onend up atland up atfetch up atinformal:hitwind up at
   • 3. increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed): "I have gained weight over the years" Similar increase input onadd onbuild upacquire more of somethingOpposite lose
   • ▪ increase in value: "shares gained for the third day in a row" Similar earnbring inmakegetget paidpocketcleargrossnetrealizeinformal:rake inhaul inbag
   • ▪ (of a clock or watch) become fast by (a specific amount of time): "this atomic clock will neither gain nor lose a second in the next 1 million years"

   noun

   • 1. an increase in wealth or resources: "the pursuit of personal gain" Similar profitearningsincomeadvantagebenefitrewardemolumentyieldreturnwinningsreceiptsproceedsdividendinterestpercentagetakingsinformal:pickingscuttakerake-offdivvywhackslice of the cakebunceOpposite loss
   • ▪ a thing that is achieved or acquired: "the potential gain from rail privatization would be a more commercial railway"
   • 2. the factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm: "an amplifier of high gain"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun, originally in the sense ‘booty’): from Old French gaigne (noun), gaignier (verb), of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gainable adjective
   • 2. gainer noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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