gain

Meaning

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

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɛ̃/
Etymology

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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