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Definition of 'gain' Noun
- 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"
Synonyms: addition increase - the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Synonyms: profit - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Synonyms: amplification - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Antonyms: loss red ink red Verb
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
Synonyms: derive - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
Synonyms: acquire win
Antonyms: lose - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
Synonyms: profit benefit - 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"
Synonyms: reach make attain hit arrive at - 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"
Synonyms: advance win pull ahead make headway get ahead gain ground
Antonyms: fall back lose drop off fall behind recede - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
Synonyms: advance - increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
- 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"
Synonyms: take in clear make earn realize realise pull in bring in - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
Synonyms: put on
Antonyms: reduce melt off lose weight slim slenderize thin slim down
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