gain
n 1: 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" [syn: {addition}, {increase}]
2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: {profit}]
3: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current
expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: {amplification}]
4: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its
cost of operating [ant: {loss}]
v 1: obtain: "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: {derive}]
2: win something through one's efforts [syn: {win}] [ant: {lose}]
3: derive benefit from [syn: {profit}, {benefit}]
4: 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" [syn: {reach}, {attain}, {make},
{hit}, {arrive at}]
5: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground" [syn: {advance}, {win}, {make headway}, {get
ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
6: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points
today" [syn: {advance}]
7: increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
8: 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"
[syn: {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {pull
in}, {bring in}]
9: increase (one's body weight) [syn: {put on}] [ant: {reduce}]