gain : Idioms & Phrases

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another-gaines

An*oth"er-gaines` adjective
Etymology
Corrupted fr. another-gates.
Definitions
  1. Of another kind. Obs. Sir P. Sidney.
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capital gain

  • noun the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
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capital gains tax

  • noun a tax on capital gains
    • he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling
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financial gain

  • noun the amount of monetary gain
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gain ground

  • verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
    make headway; advance; get ahead; win; gain; pull ahead.
    • The home team was gaining ground
    • After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference
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gain vigor

  • verb gain or regain energy
    perk; pick up; perk up; percolate.
    • I picked up after a nap
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Gained day

  • the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth.
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gaining control

  • noun the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    capture; seizure.
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Gaining twist

  • in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
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loop gain

  • noun (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input
    • if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation
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To gain ground

  • . (a) To advance; to proceed forward in confict; as, an army in battle gains ground. (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the army gains ground on the enemy. (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or influential.
  • to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent.
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To gain on ∨ upon

  • . (a) To encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land. (b) To obtain influence with. (c) To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest. (d) To get the better of; to have the advantage of.
    The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself. Addison.
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To gain over

  • to draw to one's party or interest; to win over.
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To gain the wind

  • (Naut.), to reach the windward side of another ship.
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To make, ∨ gain, a point

  • accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position.
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weight gaining

  • noun bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight
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