1. To come into possession or use of; acquire: gained a small fortune in real estate; gained vital information about the enemy”s plans.
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2. To attain in competition or struggle; win: gained a decisive victory; gained control of the company.
7. To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece: My watch gains four minutes a day.
4. To move closer to a person or thing that is moving ahead; close a gap: The runners in the back gained steadily on the leader.
4. Electronics An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.
5. The reflectivity of a projection screen, usually expressed relative to the reflectivity of a standard surface of magnesium carbonate.
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7. (Horology) (of a timepiece) to operate too fast, so as to indicate a time ahead of the true time or to run fast by a specified amount: this watch gains; it gains ten minutes a day.
13. (Electronics) electronics Also called: amplification the ratio of the output signal of an amplifier to the input signal, usually measured in decibels
1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one”s efforts; obtain; secure: to gain possession of land; to gain permission to enter.
10. to draw away from or farther ahead of one”s competitors, pursuers, etc. (usu. fol. by on or upon).
a. a measure of the increase in signal amplitude produced by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input.
syn: gain, attain, earn, win imply obtaining a reward or something advantageous. gain suggests the expenditure of effort to get or reach something desired: After battling the blizzard, we finally gained our destination. attain suggests a sense of personal satisfaction in having reached a lofty goal: to attain stardom. earn emphasizes a deserved reward for labor or services: to earn a promotion. win stresses attainment in spite of competition or opposition: to win support in a campaign.
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gain – 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” accretion – something contributing to growth or increase; “he scraped away the accretions of paint”; “the central city surrounded by recent accretions” advantage, vantage – the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; “the experience gave him the advantage over me” gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness – the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit |
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gain – the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input increment, increase – the amount by which something increases; “they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare” loop gain – (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; “if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation” paper profit – an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor”s cost from the current market price amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money – a quantity of money; “he borrowed a large sum”; “the amount he had in cash was insufficient” red ink, red, loss – the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; “the company operated at a loss last year”; “the company operated in the red last year” |
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gain – win something through one”s efforts; “I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”; “Gain an understanding of international finance” acquire, get – come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; “She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”; “They acquired a new pet”; “Get your results the next day”; “Get permission to take a few days off from work” cozen – cheat or trick; “He cozened the money out of the old man” |
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gain – derive a benefit from; “She profited from his vast experience” benefit, profit acquire, get – come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; “She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”; “They acquired a new pet”; “Get your results the next day”; “Get permission to take a few days off from work” capitalize, take advantage, capitalise – draw advantages from; “he is capitalizing on her mistake”; “she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover” pyramid – enlarge one”s holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts |
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gain – 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” arrive at, reach, attain, hit, make catch up – reach the point where one should be after a delay; “I caught up on my homework” surmount, scale – reach the highest point of; “We scaled the Mont Blanc” get at, access – reach or gain access to; “How does one access the attic in this house?”; “I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof” peak, top out – to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; “That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929″;”Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million” summit, breast – reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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