Gain
51gain — noun see one man’s loss is another man’s gain there’s no great loss without some gain no pain, no gain verb see what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts nothing venture, nothing gain …
52gain — I Cleveland Dialect List direct; near at hand: we ll gan the gainest way , it s gay and gain for t market II North Country (Newcastle) Words a Northumbrian expression...attached to other words to express a degree of comparison: gain quiet… …
53gain — 1. verb 1) he gained a scholarship to the college Syn: obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, garner, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap; informal land, net …
54Gain — F/A/V The ratio of the signal level at the output of an audio device to the signal level at its input. Expressed in decibels (db). A&V Any increase or decrease in strength of an electrical signal. Gain is measured in terms of decibels or number… …
55gain — Profits; winnings; increment of value. Difference between receipts and expenditures; pecuniary gain. Difference between cost and sale price. Appreciation in value or worth of securities or property. Excess of revenues over expenses from a… …
56gain — Profits; winnings; increment of value. Difference between receipts and expenditures; pecuniary gain. Difference between cost and sale price. Appreciation in value or worth of securities or property. Excess of revenues over expenses from a… …
57gain on — PHRASAL VERB If you gain on someone or something that is moving in front of you, you gradually get closer to them. [V P n] In some places he was quicker and at others I d gain on him... [V P n] The Mercedes began to gain on the van …
58gain — verb 1》 obtain or secure (something favourable). ↘benefit: managers would gain from greater openness. 2》 reach or arrive at (a destination). ↘(gain on) come closer to (a person or thing pursued). 3》 increase the amount or rate of (weight …
59gain — v 1. obtain, get, acquire, procure, secure; reach, attain, achieve, arrive at, come to; win, (of a bill or motion) carry; earn, merit, capture, net, bag; harvest, garner, reap, gather, collect, pick up, glean; increase in, put on, add on; win… …
60gain — 1. verb 1) he gained a scholarship Syn: obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, capture; informal land 2) they stood to gain from the deal Syn …
