gain

Definition

  • noun: resources or advantage acquired or increased
  • verb: to get (something wanted or valued)
  • verb: to acquire or get possession of usually by industry, merit, or craft
  • usually + 'in'
  • synonyms: profit, convenient, suitable

Examples

  • They hope to make big 'gains' in Congress in the coming election. [=they hope that many more members of their party will be elected to Congress]

  • Her hard work 'gained' her their respect. [=she has gained their respect through hard work; they respect her now because of her hard work]

  • a stock that was one of the year's biggest 'gainers' [=one of the stocks that increased the most in value]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) All right, let's stand by for resort activation. You ready on Phase ? . Okay, we're going to activate at .... Lower gain Alpha .... Ready on six, on five, on four... ...on three, on two. Activate now. ''Oh, give me a home ''Where the buffalo roam ''And the deer and the antelope play (..)
    1973 Westworld
  • (..) ...almost as complicated as living organisms. ln some cases, they've been designed by other computers. We don't know exactly how they work. Okay, up gain .... l'm not getting sound pickup from the tenth quadrant. Okay, my telemetry is good. Repeat, l have good telemetry. We have sunrise at .. (..)
    1973 Westworld