GAIN
\ɡˈe͡ɪn], \ɡˈeɪn], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of GAIN
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
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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"
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obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
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the advantageous quality of being beneficial
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the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
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increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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"
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obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
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the advantageous quality of being beneficial
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the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
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increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
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increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
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derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
By Princeton University
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A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
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Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
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The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
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To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
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To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
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To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
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To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
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To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
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To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
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That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; - opposed to loss.
By Oddity Software
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A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
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Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
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The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
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To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
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To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
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To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
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To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
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To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
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To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
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That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; - opposed to loss.
By Noah Webster.
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Advantage; proflt; opposite to loss.
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To obtain, as profit or advantage; earn; win; arrive at.
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To improve or make progress; increase; advance.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To obtain by effort: to earn: to be successful in: to draw to one's own party: to reach: (New Test.) to escape.
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That which is gained: profit:-opp. to LOSS.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To get; win; arrive at; reach.
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To win over; propitiate.
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To make progress; improve; advance; obtain the advantage; often followed by on or upon.
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An advantage; acquisition; profit; increase.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A prefix contracted from against, and implying opposition or contrariety.
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n. That, which is gained; profit; advantage; benefit; winning;—acquisition; accumulation.
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Profit, advantage; interest, lucrative views; overplus in a comparative computation.
By Thomas Sheridan
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