Definition of gain | What does gain mean?
What is the definition of the word GAIN?
Here is a list of definitions for gain.
- 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"
- 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
What are the verbs of the word GAIN?
Here is a list of definitions for gain.
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; "win someone's confidence and friendship"
- derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- 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"
- 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"; "win points"
- rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
- increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
- 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"
- increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
What are the synonyms of the word GAIN?
What is another word for GAIN?. Here is a list of synonyms for GAIN
Words beginning with GAIN?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with GAIN.
- gainstrove
- gainstriving
- gainstrives
- gainstriven
- gainstrived
- gainstrive
- gainst
- gainsays
- gainsayings
- gainsaying
- gainsayers
- gainsayer
- gainsay
- gainsaid
- gains
- gainly
- gainliest
- gainlier
- gainlessnesses
- gainlessness
- gainless
- gainings
- gaining
- gaingivings
- gaingiving
- gainfulnesses
- gainfulness
- gainfully
- gainful
- gainest
- gainers
- gainer
- gained
- gainable
- gain
In which dictionaries does the word gain exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes