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Gain
ɡeɪn
- obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable)
"we gained entry to the car in five seconds"
obtain get acquire come by procure secure attain achieve earn win capture clinch pick up carry off reap gather- benefit
"managers would gain from greater openness"
- win over to one's interest or views
"to gratify the queen, and gain the court"
- reach or arrive at (a destination)
"we gained the ridge"
- increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed)
"I have gained weight over the years"
increase in put on add on build up- increase in value
"shares gained for the third day in a row"
- (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"
- an increase in wealth or resources
"the pursuit of personal gain"
profit earnings income advantage benefit reward emolument yield return winnings receipts proceeds dividend interest percentage takings- a thing that is achieved or acquired
"the potential gain from rail privatization would be a more commercial railway"
- 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"