Masculin

gain

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine) a gain (of something), an instance of saving (something); an increase (in something)
  2. (masculine, plural-normally) winnings, earnings, takings
  3. (masculine) gain, yield

Opposé de
perte
Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɡɛ̃/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French gain, from Old French gaaing, deverbal from the verb gaaignier (“to earn, gain, seize, conquer by force”) (whence Modern French gagner).

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