GAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
   Synonym(s)
   • amplification (what does amplification mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • increment (what does increment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • loop gain (what does loop gain mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the advantageous quality of being beneficial
   Synonym(s)
   • profit (what does profit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • advantage (what does advantage mean?)
   • vantage (what does vantage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • account (what does account mean?)
   • profitableness (what does profitableness mean?)
   • profitability (what does profitability mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • profit (what does profit mean?)
   • gain (what does gain mean?)
   • benefit (what does benefit mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sum (what does sum mean?)
   • sum of money (what does sum of money mean?)
   • amount (what does amount mean?)
   • amount of money (what does amount of money mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • loss (what does loss mean?)
   • red ink (what does red ink mean?)
   • red (what does red mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • financial gain (what does financial gain mean?)
   • paper profit (what does paper profit mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a quantity that is added
   Synonym(s)
   • addition (what does addition mean?)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was an addition to property taxes this year
   • they recorded the cattle’’s gain in weight over a period of weeks
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indefinite quantity (what does indefinite quantity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • accretion (what does accretion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)

GAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • increase (one’’s body weight)
   Synonym(s)
   • put on (what does put on mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change state (what does change state mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • melt off (what does melt off mean?)
   • lose weight (what does lose weight mean?)
   • slim (what does slim mean?)
   • slenderize (what does slenderize mean?)
   • thin (what does thin mean?)
   • slim down (what does slim down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • flesh out (what does flesh out mean?)
   • fill out (what does fill out mean?)
   • pack on (what does pack on mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gainer (what does gainer mean?)
   • weight gainer (what does weight gainer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • increase in
   Usage Example(s)
   • gain momentum
   • gain nerve
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
3. Meaning
   • rise in rate or price
   Synonym(s)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The stock market gained 24 points today
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wax (what does wax mean?)
   • mount (what does mount mean?)
   • climb (what does climb mean?)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
4. Meaning
   • obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
   Synonym(s)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • gain ground (what does gain ground mean?)
   • get ahead (what does get ahead mean?)
   • make headway (what does make headway mean?)
   • pull ahead (what does pull ahead mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • lose (what does lose mean?)
   • drop off (what does drop off mean?)
   • fall behind (what does fall behind mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • steal (what does steal mean?)
   • score (what does score mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • tally (what does tally mean?)
   • rack up (what does rack up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   • gainer (what does gainer mean?)
5. Meaning
   • reach a destination, either real or abstract
   Synonym(s)
   • arrive at (what does arrive at mean?)
   • attain (what does attain mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hyponym(s)
   • catch up (what does catch up mean?)
   • scale (what does scale mean?)
   • surmount (what does surmount mean?)
   • breast (what does breast mean?)
   • access (what does access mean?)
   • get at (what does get at mean?)
   • peak (what does peak mean?)
   • bottom out (what does bottom out mean?)
   • top out (what does top out mean?)
   • summit (what does summit mean?)
   • top (what does top mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • culminate (what does culminate mean?)
   • get through (what does get through mean?)
   • come through (what does come through mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • run aground (what does run aground mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • attainment (what does attainment mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
6. Meaning
   • win something through one’’s efforts
   Synonym(s)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
   • Gain an understanding of international finance
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • lose (what does lose mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cozen (what does cozen mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gainer (what does gainer mean?)
   • winner (what does winner mean?)
   • winnings (what does winnings mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   • profits (what does profits mean?)
   • achiever (what does achiever mean?)
   • winner (what does winner mean?)
   • success (what does success mean?)
   • succeeder (what does succeeder mean?)
   • winnings (what does winnings mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   • profits (what does profits mean?)
   • winning (what does winning mean?)
7. Meaning
   • earn on some commercial or business transaction
   • earn as salary or wages
   Synonym(s)
   • bring in (what does bring in mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • earn (what does earn mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • realise (what does realise mean?)
   • realize (what does realize mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • eke out (what does eke out mean?)
   • squeeze out (what does squeeze out mean?)
   • profit (what does profit mean?)
   • turn a profit (what does turn a profit mean?)
   • rake off (what does rake off mean?)
   • take home (what does take home mean?)
   • bring home (what does bring home mean?)
   • rake in (what does rake in mean?)
   • shovel in (what does shovel in mean?)
   • gross (what does gross mean?)
   • yield (what does yield mean?)
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • earner (what does earner mean?)
   • wage earner (what does wage earner mean?)
   • gainer (what does gainer mean?)
8. Meaning
   • derive a benefit from
   Synonym(s)
   • benefit (what does benefit mean?)
   • profit (what does profit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She profited from his vast experience
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cash in on (what does cash in on mean?)
   • profiteer (what does profiteer mean?)
   • capitalize (what does capitalize mean?)
   • capitalise (what does capitalise mean?)
   • take advantage (what does take advantage mean?)
   • pyramid (what does pyramid mean?)
   • net (what does net mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • sack up (what does sack up mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • benefit (what does benefit mean?)
   • welfare (what does welfare mean?)
   • gainer (what does gainer mean?)
   • profit (what does profit mean?)
   • gain (what does gain mean?)
9. Meaning
   • obtain
   Synonym(s)
   • derive (what does derive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • derive pleasure from one’’s garden
   Hypernyms(s) gain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obtain (what does obtain mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • reap (what does reap mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)