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An increase in signal power or voltage produced by an amplifier in transmitting a signal from one point to another. The amount of gain is usually expressed in decibels above a reference level. See also Amplifier.

Antenna gain is a measure of the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared to a nondirectional antenna. See also Antenna (electromagnetism).

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The amount of increase that an amplifier provides on the output side of the circuit.

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An increase in money or property value.
See capital gain, realized gain, recognized gain.


Example: Abel sells for $100,000 land that he bought for $40,000.
He recognizes a $60,000 gain excluding property and income taxes.

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Excess of money or fair value of property received on sale or exchange over the carrying value of the item. An example is the sale of a fixed asset when cash received exceeds book value. Gains also occur when the cash payment to eliminate a debt is less than the liability's carrying value. An example is retiring debt before maturity at a price below book value. Gains relate to incidental and nonrecurring transactions of the business.
See also loss.

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verb

1. To come into possession of: acquire, come by, get, obtain, procure, secure, win. Informal land, pick up. See get/lose.
2. To obtain possession or control of: capture, get, take, win. Slang cop. See get/lose.
3. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort: deserve, earn, get, merit, win. Informal rate¹. See get/lose.
4. To succeed in doing: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, realize. Slang score. See do/not do.
5. To receive, as wages, for one's labor: earn, get, make, win. Informal pull down. Idioms: earnmakea living, earn one's keep. See give/take/reciprocity, money.
6. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gross, net², pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See money.
7. To derive advantage: benefit, capitalize, profit. See help/harm/harmless.
8. To achieve an increase of gradually: build up, develop. See increase/decrease.
9. To reach (a goal or objective): arrive at, attain, come to, get to. Informal hit on (or upon). See start/end.
10. To regain one's health: come around (or round), convalesce, improve, mend, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate. See health/sickness.

noun

1. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired: earnings, profit, return. See get/lose, money.
2. Something beneficial: advantage, avail, benefit, blessing, boon¹, favor, profit. See help/harm/harmless.

In addition to the idiom beginning with gain, also see ill-gotten gains; no pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained.

adj

Definition: acquire
Antonyms: lose

n

Definition: acquisition, winnings
Antonyms: expenditure, forfeit, forfeiture, loss, waste

v

Definition: acquire, win
Antonyms: exhaust, forfeit, lose, miss, pass, spend, waste

In carpentry, a groove or notch in one piece into which another piece is fitted.

gain joint

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An increase in the value of an asset or property. A gain is measured as the amount of capital realized from selling a good at a price higher than the original purchase price.

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Increase in voltage, current and/or power. Gain is expressed as a ratio of amplifier output value to the corresponding amplifier input value.

IN BRIEF: To come into possession or use of; acquire.

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as in: profit or gain money
sign description: The F handshape slides downward on the chest.

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Quotes:

"It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost and at any risk to the rest of the community." - Thorstein Veblen

"No gain is so certain as that which proceeds from the economical use of what you already have." - Latin Proverb

"And gain is gain, however small." - Robert Browning

"The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much." - Francis Beaumont

i. The amplification obtained in a radio circuit or a component of the circuit. It is measured as a direct ratio or logarithmically. In radar, there are two general usages of the term: (a) antenna gain, or a gain factor, is the ratio of the power transmitted along the beam axis to that of an isotropic radiator transmitting the same total power; and (b) receiver gain, or video gain, measures how much a receiver amplifies an incoming signal.
ii. A general term for the increase in signal power after transmission from one point to another. Gain is usually expressed in decibels and is widely used to denote transducer gain.

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For a list of words related to gain, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - gain: notch, mortise, or groove, esp. to receive hardware
• Electricity and Electronics - gain: ratio of increase in output over input in amplifier
• Income Tax - gain: profit on sale or exchange of asset
• Football
• Directions - gain: arrive at; follow more closely

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See words rhyming with "gain."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - få, vinde, nå
v. intr. - tjene, stige, høste
n. - gevinst, fortjeneste, forstærkning

idioms:

• for gain    profit, fortjeneste, forøgelse
• gain currency    danne standard, vinde udbredelse
• gain ground    vinde terræn
• gain in weight    tage på i vægt
• gain on    vinde ind på
• gain time    vinde tid
• gain weight    tage på i vægt
• stand to gain    have udsigt til at vinde

2.
n. - indskæring
v. tr. - indskære

Nederlands (Dutch)
bereiken, verwerven, winnen, behalen, overhalen, voorlopen (uurwerk), inhalen (achtervolging), verkrijgen, verdienen, baat, (aan)winst, toename, versterking (sfac- tor), winst

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - prendre de la vitesse, gagner, atteindre (un endroit)
v. intr. - gagner (en), rapporter (à)
n. - (gén) gain, profit, avantage, augmentation, hausse, (Élec) gain

idioms:

• for gain    pour le gain
• gain currency    monnaie en hausse
• gain ground    gagner du terrain
• gain in weight    gain de poids
• gain on    rattraper, gagner du terrain sur
• gain time    gagner du temps
• gain weight    prendre du poids
• stand to gain    avoir des chances de gagner

2.
n. - entaille, encoche
v. tr. - encocher, tailler une encoche dans

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - gewinnen, erreichen, verdienen, vorgehen
n. - Nutzen, Gewinn, Steigerung, (tech.) Verstärkung

idioms:

• for gain    um einen Gewinn/Vorteil zu erzielen
• gain currency    sich verbreiten, um sich greifen
• gain ground    Boden gewinnen, Fuß fassen
• gain in weight    zunehmen
• gain on    einholen
• gain time    Zeit gewinnen
• gain weight    zunehmen
• stand to gain    etwas zu gewinnen haben

2.
n. - Fuge, Kerbe, Einschnitt, Zapfenloch
v. - kerben, verzapfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κερδίζω, αποκτώ, παίρνω, προηγούμαι, κατακτώ, τρέχω, πάω μπροστά (για ρολόι), φθάνω
n. - κέρδος, ωφέλεια, απόκτημα, πλεονέκτημα, αύξηση, προσθήκη

idioms:

• for gain    για κέρδος
• gain currency    έχω πέραση
• gain ground    κερδίζω έδαφος, προοδεύω (σταθερά)
• gain in weight    παίρνω βάρος
• gain on    πλησιάζω
• gain time    κερδίζω χρόνο
• gain weight    παίρνω βάρος, παχαίνω
• stand to gain    έχω να κερδίσω

Italiano (Italian)
guadagnare, conseguire, ottenere, profitto, guadagno

idioms:

• for gain    per profitto
• gain ground    guadagnare terreno, fare progressi
• gain in weight    aumentare di peso
• gain on    raggiungere
• gain time    temporeggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ganhar, conquistar, avançar
n. - ganho (m), acréscimo (m), aquisição (m)

idioms:

• for gain    para ganho
• gain currency    tornar-se aceito
• gain ground    alastrar-se, progredir
• gain in weight    engordar
• gain on    aproximar-se de, ganhar terreno
• gain time    ganhar tempo
• stand to gain    possibilidade de fazer ou obter algo

Русский (Russian)
добывать, зарабатывать, выгадывать, достигать, добираться, завоевывать, прибыль, выгода, набирать (в весе и пр.), спешить (о часах), выигрыш, прирост, корысть, усиление (звука и пр.)

idioms:

• for gain    ради выгоды
• gain currency    проникать всюду
• gain ground    делать успехи, догонять
• gain in weight    прибавлять в весе
• gain on    догонять
• gain time    выигрывать время
• stand to gain    иметь все шансы на выигрыш/успех

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - ganar, alcanzar, conseguir, lograr, obtener, adquirir, embolsar, persuadir, adelantar (reloj)
v. intr. - mejorar, progresar, avanzar, acercarse, adelantar a los competidores, aumentar en valor
n. - beneficio, provecho, ganancia, lucro, utilidad, aumento, triunfo

idioms:

• for gain    para beneficio propio
• gain currency    ganar uso, usarse
• gain ground    ganar terreno
• gain in weight    engordar, aumentar de peso
• gain on    alcanzar a alguien o algo, acercarse
• gain time    ganar tiempo
• gain weight    engordar, subir de peso
• stand to gain    esperar ganar, tener posibilidad de ganar

2.
n. - muesca, corte, mella
v. tr. - abrir una muesca en

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - få, vinna, förvärva, göra vinst på, öka, dra ifrån, (om havet) inkräkta på land, vinna inflytande (insteg) hos
n. - vinst (i allm.), fördel, (snöd) vinning, ökning, förstärkning (elektr.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 得到, 使得到, 获得, 赢得, 增加, 增添, 获利, 赚钱, 取得进展, 得益, 得到改善, 获得物

idioms:

• for gain    为了赚钱
• gain currency    流行开来
• gain ground    发展, 普及
• gain in weight    体重增加, 力量增加
• gain on    逼近, 超过
• gain time    走得快, 赢得时间
• gain weight    体重增加
• stand to gain    一定获利

2. 获得, 获利, 增加, 获得物, 得到, 使得到, 赢得, 增添

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 得到, 使得到, 獲得, 贏得, 增加, 增添
v. intr. - 獲利, 賺錢, 取得進展, 得益, 得到改善
n. - 獲得, 獲利, 增加, 獲得物

idioms:

• for gain    為了賺錢
• gain currency    流行開來
• gain ground    發展, 普及
• gain in weight    體重增加, 力量增加
• gain on    逼近, 超過
• gain time    走得快, 贏得時間
• gain weight    體重增加
• stand to gain    一定獲利

2.
n. - 獲得, 獲利, 增加, 獲得物
v. tr. - 得到, 使得到, 獲得, 贏得, 增加, 增添

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 얻다, 달성하다, 설득하다, (무게가) 늘다
v. intr. - 이익을 얻다, ~이 증가하다, (시계가) 빨리 가다
n. - 이익, 증가, 획득

idioms:

• gain on    따라 미치려 하다, 환심을 사다

2.
n. - 칼자국
v. tr. - ~에 칼자국을 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 得る, 儲ける, 利益を得る, 進む, 増す, 到達する, 獲得する, たどり着く
n. - 利益, 増加

idioms:

• for gain    取得のために
• gain access    面会する機会をえる
• gain currency    広まる
• gain ground    前進する, 進歩する
• gain in weight    太る
• gain on    追い迫る
• gain time    時間を得る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكسب (الاسم) كسب, ربح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השיג, הגיע ל-, רכש, הרוויח, זכה, צבר, קיבל‬
v. intr. - ‮עלה (במשקל), מיהר, הדביק בריצה את‬
n. - ‮רווח, יתרון, תוספת, עליה, שיפור‬
n. - ‮חור בקרש כדי לתחוב לתוכו קרש המתחבר אליו‬
v. tr. - ‮הרוויח, עשה חור(ים) בקרש, חיבר באמצעות חור(ים) בקרש‬

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