gain
verb
[ ɡeɪn ]
• obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable).
• "we gained entry to the car in five seconds"
Similar:
obtain,
get,
acquire,
come by,
procure,
secure,
attain,
achieve,
earn,
win,
capture,
clinch,
pick up,
carry off,
reap,
gather,
receive,
be given,
be awarded,
come away with,
land,
net,
bag,
pot,
scoop,
wangle,
swing,
score,
nab,
collar,
cop,
hook,
get one's hands on,
get one's mitts on,
get hold of,
walk away with,
walk off with,
• reach or arrive at (a destination).
• "we gained the ridge"
Similar:
reach,
arrive at,
get to,
come to,
get as far as,
make,
make it to,
attain,
set foot on,
end up at,
land up at,
fetch up at,
hit,
wind up at,
• increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed).
• "I have gained weight over the years"
Similar:
increase in,
put on,
add on,
build up,
acquire more of something,
gain
noun
• an increase in wealth or resources.
• "the pursuit of personal gain"
Similar:
profit,
earnings,
income,
advantage,
benefit,
reward,
emolument,
yield,
return,
winnings,
receipts,
proceeds,
dividend,
interest,
percentage,
takings,
pickings,
cut,
take,
rake-off,
divvy,
whack,
slice of the cake,
bunce,
• 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"
Origin:
late 15th century (as a noun, originally in the sense ‘booty’): from Old French gaigne (noun), gaignier (verb), of Germanic origin.
