Gain
Meanings and phrases
gain
- a quantity that is added; addition; increase
- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input; amplification
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial; profit
- the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
gain
- obtain; derive
- win something through one's efforts; acquire; win
- derive a benefit from; profit; benefit
- reach a destination, either real or abstract; reach; make; attain; hit; arrive at
- rise in rate or price; advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; advance; win; pull ahead; make headway; get ahead; gain ground
- increase or develop; gather
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; take in; clear; make; earn; realize; realise; pull in; bring in
- increase (one's body weight); put on
n.
- the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
n.
- the amount of monetary gain
- Fuka created the title without any expectation of financial gain.
- Georges believes that this was done by the committee deliberately for their financial gain.
- This involvement was motivated not only by financial gain, but in some cases by ideology as well.
v.
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; gain; advance; win; pull ahead; make headway; get ahead
n.
- (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input
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- Attackers are using creative ways to gain access to real accounts.
- The robbery begins as Thunderbolt and Red gain access to the building.
- The AAPS sued to gain access to the list of members of the task force.
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- Massoud had resigned in order to gain peace.
- In order to gain more experience, he spent the 2005–06 season on loan to FC Den Bosch.
- The city purchased of land in the Owens Valley in order to gain access to water rights.
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- Donald attempted to gain control of the earldom.
- To gain control of the Senate, Green's ally, Lt. Gov.
- Through this taint, the demons hoped to gain control of her.
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- In that period, PSS Sleman failed to gain promotion.
- De Blasio's campaign failed to gain traction.
- Texas Tech failed to gain bowl eligibility.
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- Tydings did not gain passage of the bill.
- It did not gain the popularity its inventors had hoped for.
- The river did not gain its current name until relatively recently.
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- Gnabry had wished for the move to gain more experience.
- After Azusa joins they gain more structure and begin to practice more.
- This allowed the tamper to gain more momentum before striking the core.
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- In that period, PSS Sleman failed to gain promotion.
- He helped them win the Série B division, and consequently gain promotion to Série A.
- Tait moved on to Barrow whom he helped gain promotion to Conference National in 2008.
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- The winners are able to gain the sonic stunner.
- She was able to gain admission to Brigham Young University.
- In 1962, Burtin was able to gain Eastman Kodak as another major client.
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- Players can also gain experience by completing missions.
- To gain experience in film production, Babu worked at the Geetha Arts company.
- Thus, Nicholas did not have the opportunity to gain experience in battlefield command.
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- Tydings did not gain passage of the bill.
- It did not gain the popularity its inventors had hoped for.
- The river did not gain its current name until relatively recently.
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- Plagued by weight gain, Bejshak's career was cut short.
- Patients often present with hyperphagia and rapid weight gain.
- Some patients experience temporary weight gain due to the steroid.
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- Felix started paying visits to Rasputin in an attempt to gain his trust.
- This album introduced vocals for the first time as a further attempt to gain more airtime.
- If a pair cannot hit downwards, they will use flat strokes in an attempt to gain the attack.
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- Monks and temples began to gain political influence.
- In the 1980s, Wilson began to gain national recognition.
- It is uncertain when Germanic began to gain a foothold in the area.
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- The artists fought their response, writing letters to gain support.
- He hoped in this way to gain support of the incoming party leader, Leonid Brezhnev, but failed.
- Despite what many saw as a failure at the Atlantic City convention, the MFDP continued to gain support in Mississippi.
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- Instead, he used the back door to gain entry to the industry.
- However, he locked the door again before Martin could gain entry.
- He had used the controversial Visa Express program to gain entry.
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- managed to gain a large following among young viewers.
- Therefore, Sting managed to gain Alex Y back.
- During those three days, the Allies had managed to gain .
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- Cooper was not the first to attempt air piracy for personal gain.
- They thrive on relationships and willingly sacrifice personal gain.
- Still he was an artist who never compromised for personal gain, fame or profit.
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- These both helped him blow up and gain popularity.
- Only in the 1990s did dubbing begin to gain popularity in Portugal.
- The episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to gain popularity.
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- The BNP remained unable to gain a broad appeal or widespread credibility.
- Without allies, the Greens were unable to gain seats and enter government.
- Despite his designations, he was unable to gain the status and notoriety of others.
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- The Liberal Democrats made a net gain of two seats.
- Republicans had a net gain of nine seats.
- MK lost one district seat and gained two, a net gain of one.
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- The early 2000s saw PHUNK gain recognition regionally and globally.
- During the Russian era, the Finnish language began to gain recognition.
- They realized that the only way to gain recognition was to adopt a constitution.
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- Consumers also gain power through online shopping.
- Yeon-hwa joins IRIS to gain power to get back at North Korea as well as find Seon-hwa.
- The history of the Zamorins as they gain power and formation of their rule in Malabar.
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- Donald attempted to gain control of the earldom.
- The Arya Samaj aggressively promoted its teaching and openly attempted to gain converts from Muslims.
- In 1939, Germany prepared for war with Poland, but attempted to gain territorial concessions from Poland through diplomatic means.
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- In 1938, Robbins' talent started to gain notice.
- He had started to gain popularity in the late 1970s, and the early 1980s.
- It was created by All Too Flat "for fun", which started to gain popularity in 2002.
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- A desperate Brown had dropped for goal trying to gain the winning points.
- The album focuses on shorter, radio-friendly songs, as the group was trying to gain some airplay.
- Manheim claimed that many arsons were "just people trying to gain acceptance" within the black metal scene.
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- Tobin managed to frame the issue and gain the support of the prime minister.
- It was necessary that the TPLF gain the support of the peasants if it wanted to win the war.
- He failed to gain the support of the major rulers but set off on a crusade with what men he had.
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- He tried to gain it back, but ultimately conceded.
- 1620-1642 French tried to gain foothold in Surat.
- President Gorbachev tried to gain popular support for the proposal.
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- "Puss" attempts to gain a corner during the exchange.
- Six previous high-profile wire walkers had failed in their attempts to gain approval to walk the Falls since 1971.
- A detailed timeline of MAPS' attempts to gain access to research grade marijuana is available on the MAPS website.
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- Thus, Nicholas did not have the opportunity to gain experience in battlefield command.
- The disintegration of Russia offered Finns an historic opportunity to gain national independence.
- In 1662, the Count of Castelo Melhor saw an opportunity to gain power at court by befriending the king.
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- Dembski's calculations show how a simple smooth function cannot gain information.
- He even played the role of spy once, going behind German lines to gain information.
- Other scientists perform stable-isotope studies on the rocks to gain information about past climate.
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- This was a vast opportunity as it allowed her to travel and gain new skills.
- His role as a gangster boss in the movie saw him gain new fans both here and across the Causeway.
- The Titans of Myth incited war between other worlds near New Cronus in order to gain new worshipers.
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- She was able to gain admission to Brigham Young University.
- In 2008, the club lost its senior status when it failed to gain admission to the new IFA Premiership.
- In the mid-1950s there were additional discussions and an attempt by a club to gain admission into the VFL.
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- In 2016, State Question 779 was placed on the ballot, but failed to gain enough votes.
- Bears must spend much of their time feeding in order to gain enough nutrition from foliage.
- If the mother does not gain enough weight to survive through the winter, the embryo does not implant and is reabsorbed into the body.
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- Aptekar was among those violently opposed to the change, which failed to gain momentum.
- Morrison's international career began to gain momentum during his time at Birmingham City.
- The film begins to gain momentum after the wedding, when a series of events seal Chucho's fate.
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- His political career also continued to gain strength.
- As an adult, Raiford continued to gain weight.
- These remixes continued to gain popularity as the 1990s came to an end.
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- There are two ways in which animals can gain knowledge.
- Students gain knowledge in mathematics, foreign languages, IT, etc.
- People gain knowledge of God from the Bible which cannot be gained in any other way.
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- It is uncertain when Germanic began to gain a foothold in the area.
- He underlined, however, that human resources remain the major concern for companies seeking to gain a foothold in Morocco.
- The dance started to gain a foothold in the US around 1929, when the original La Conga nightclub opened its doors in Manhattan.
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- Trujillo was the first city in Peru to gain independence from Spain.
- Their goal was to gain independence from the nearby rival city of Ventimiglia.
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- For "Unsung Heroes", released in 1981, the band changed their name to The Dregs in an effort to gain more commercial appeal.
- On 18 July 1936, after the Nationalist uprising, the prisons were opened in an effort to gain fighters to put down the uprising.
- In 1946, he made a final effort to gain a job in baseball when he contacted new Yankees boss MacPhail, but he was sent a rejection letter.
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- De Blasio's campaign failed to gain traction.
- Trump's 1970s-era proposal was widely opposed and failed to gain traction.
- However, after failing to gain traction with networks, it was retooled for a younger target audience.
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- By 1943, the Allies began to gain the upper hand in the Pacific Campaign's air campaigns.
- Ecks and Sever eventually gain the upper hand, and Sever kills Ross in a fight in the bunker.
- However, when Ghazan began to gain the upper hand Mako, having dispatched Ming-Hua, joined the fray.
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- During the races, offensive and speed boosting power ups can be used to gain an advantage.
- The player can use these items—red shells, bananas, etc.—to impede the opponent and gain an advantage.
- Secret messages were encoded, so interception alone would not be sufficient for the opposing side to gain an advantage.
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- After quite a time performing, "Pha Lê" girlgroup didn't gain much attention.
- However, his work did not gain much recognition with historians until the 1970s.
- An electronic purse system, with a chipped card, was introduced, but did not gain much traction.
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- Characters earn points during play which are used to gain greater abilities.
- During the races, offensive and speed boosting power ups can be used to gain an advantage.
- It was also used to gain feedback for the next hymnal, which will replace "Christian Worship".
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- Tech's drive began with a completed pass for no gain to Evans.
- Nevada's Kaepernick attempted to rush but was stopped for no gain.
- Michigan faked the punt, but Stan Edwards was stopped for no gain.
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- Published in 1902, this book helped Western Protestants gain a better understanding of Eastern Orthodoxy.
- However, in the late 1860s, Yerkes decided to move to Northville so that his children could gain a better education.
- The goal of glacial morphology is to gain a better understanding of glaciated landscapes, and the way they are shaped.
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- Observation can really help a company gain insight on what a consumer truly wants.
- As we allow Poprishchin to mislead us in his madness, we gain insight on the theme of alienation.
- That data can be used to gain insight on, and track responsibility for, a given host on the Internet.
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- A new generation is determined to gain international recognition for Breton.
- During the swing revival in the late 1980s, the camp began to gain international attention.
- Among the top 20th-century Finnish architects to gain international recognition are Eliel Saarinen and his son Eero Saarinen.
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- Weightlifters who are attempting to gain mass quickly with no aesthetic concerns often choose to use the "dirty bulk" method.
- In attempting to gain employment at the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (UNRRA), however, she was turned down.
- Ashur-nadin-ahhe I (1450–1431 BC) was courted by the Egyptians, who were rivals of Mitanni, and attempting to gain a foothold in the Near East.
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- This route is round trip, with of elevation gain.
- Total elevation gain – 172 meters.
- The elevation gain on this trail is 2,100 feet and it is 4.5 miles in length.
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- Cascioli had bought out the other investors to gain full ownership of the brewery.
- They do not gain full adult weight until the end of the second summer about 4.5 kg.
- These lads also have represented England and will hopefully go on to gain full caps.
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- Even so, the drive to gain acceptance did not go unchallenged.
- Some adolescents gain acceptance and recognition from their peers by conformity.
- By such means, a hypothesis may gain acceptance, although in a probabilistic, rather than certain, sense.
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- A fan uploaded the song on YouTube and the song started to gain attention from fans.
- In it Bergwall explained that he made the confessions to gain attention due to profound loneliness.
- In 2018, he joined The Spring League in an attempt to gain attention and was assigned to the West team.
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- The term 'Ear of Dionysius' can also refer to surveillance, specifically that for political gain.
- The Buddhist religious establishment discovered new opportunities for political gain and financial profit.
- He criticized the unions of the sector, accusing them of neglecting the educative needs for political gain and only being concerned about wages.
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- He did gain European experience in the following season, playing 2 games in the UEFA Cup.
- Although they finished last they did gain their first victory in international cricket over Bulgaria.
- He did gain, but Siffert was informed of it by the pits and responded; the gap was stable from then on.
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- He plans to use Juliana to gain entrance into Camelot.
- Sebastian and Roy gain entrance into Tyrell's penthouse, where Roy demands more life from his maker.
- It is said that the key to gain entrance to the Black Lodge is fear—usually an act of brutal murder.
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- An amplifier is a circuit that has a power gain greater than one.
- Some shooters use both simultaneously to gain greater noise reduction (NRR).
- Characters earn points during play which are used to gain greater abilities.
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- Monks and temples began to gain political influence.
- This number can be attributed to events in China where hijackers were trying to gain political asylum in Taiwan.
- These arrangements allowed the Nambudiris to gain political power in addition to religious and cultural dominance.
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- With the invasion in 1062, he sought to gain a decisive victory over Sweyn.
- English Dominicans sought to gain a full knowledge of Christ through an imitation of His life.
- Wiser investigators sought to gain some rational understanding through the study of bird flight.
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- In 1997/98, Birr maintained Division 3 status, narrowly failing to gain promotion to Division 2.
- However, after also failing to gain the UPND nomination for Kapiri Mposhi, he returned to the PF.
- However, after failing to gain traction with networks, it was retooled for a younger target audience.