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gottengot‧ten /ˈɡɒtn $ ˈɡɑːtn/ verb ► ill-gotten gains- But her ill-gotten gains will cripple not only her students, but her young country too.
- It is too late to crack down on the oligarchs or seize their ill-gotten gains.
- Sadly, the thief who leaves no clues and is careful disposing of his ill-gotten gains is unlikely to be caught.
- So that was where Spencer wasted some of his ill-gotten gains, was it?
- The Justice Department alleges the winnings are ill-gotten gains from a money-laundering scheme.
- The latter were continuing to draw prestige as well as profit from their ill-gotten gains.
- Yet bankers and government alike say they do not welcome ill-gotten gains.
American English the past participle of get → ill-gotten gainsUSAGE: Gotten or got?• In American English, gotten is the usual past participle of get: · I’d gotten an A on the test.· They have gotten divorced.• In British English, the past participle of get is got: · I had got a letter from my sister in Australia. |