gain

Meaning

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

Concepts

gain

profit

earnings

benefit

win

advantage

income

lucre

net income

net profit

wages

revenue

victory

proceeds

net

profits

merit

money-making

offering prizes

reward

winning

achievement

success

value

hefty

huge

killing

advance

gain ground

get ahead

make headway

pull ahead

amplification

addition

increase

gainings

wage

Wages

Frequency

C2
Gender
♂️ Masculine
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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