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G0008900 (gān)v. gained, gain·ing, gains v.tr.1. To come into possession or use of; acquire: gained a small fortune in real estate; gained vital information about the enemy's plans.2. To attain in competition or struggle; win: gained a decisive victory; gained control of the company.3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve: gain recognition; gain a hearing for the proposal.4. To secure as profit or reward; earn: gain a living; gain extra credits in school.5. a. To manage to achieve an increase of: a movement that gained strength; gained wisdom with age.b. To increase by (a specific amount): gained 15 pounds; the market gained 30 points.6. To come to; reach: gained the top of the mountain.7. To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece: My watch gains four minutes a day.v.intr.1. To increase; grow: gained in experience and maturity; a painting that gained in value.2. To become better; improve: gaining in health.3. To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit: stood to gain politically by his opponent's blunder.4. To move closer to a person or thing that is moving ahead; close a gap: The runners in the back gained steadily on the leader.5. To put on weight: I began to gain when I went off my diet.6. To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.n.1. a. Something gained or acquired: territorial gains.b. Progress; advancement: The country made economic gains under the new government.2. The act of acquiring; attainment.3. An increase in amount or degree: a gain in operating income.4. Electronics An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.5. The reflectivity of a projection screen, usually expressed relative to the reflectivity of a standard surface of magnesium carbonate.Idioms: gain ground To progress, advance, or increase: Stock prices gained ground yesterday. gain time1. To run too fast. Used of a timepiece.2. To delay or prolong something until a desired event occurs.

[From Middle English gayne, booty (from Old French gaigne, gain, gain, from gaaignier, to gain, of Germanic origin; see weiə- in Indo-European roots) and Middle English gein, advantage (from Old Norse gegn, ready, and from Old French gain, gain).]

gain²

G0008900 (gān)n. A notch or mortise cut into a board to receive another part.tr.v. gained, gain·ing, gains 1. To cut out a gain in.2. To join by or fit into a gain.

[Origin unknown.]

gain

(ɡeɪn) vb1. (tr) to acquire (something desirable); obtain2. (tr) to win in competition: to gain the victory. 3. to increase, improve, or advance: the car gained speed; the shares gained in value. 4. (tr) to earn (a wage, living, etc)5. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) a. to get nearer (to) or catch up (on)b. to get farther away (from)6. (tr) (esp of ships) to get to; reach: the steamer gained port. 7. (Horology) (of a timepiece) to operate too fast, so as to indicate a time ahead of the true time or to run fast by a specified amount: this watch gains; it gains ten minutes a day. 8. gain ground to make progress or obtain an advantage9. gain time a. to obtain extra time by a delay or postponementb. (of a timepiece) to operate too fastn10. something won, acquired, earned, etc; profit; advantage11. an increase in size, amount, etc12. the act of gaining; attainment; acquisition13. (Electronics) electronics Also called: amplification the ratio of the output signal of an amplifier to the input signal, usually measured in decibels[C15: from Old French gaaignier, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German weidenen to forage, hunt] ˈgainable adj

gain

(ɡeɪn) n (Building) a notch, mortise, or groove, esp one cut to take the flap of a butt hingevb (Building) (tr) to cut a gain or gains in[C17: of obscure origin]

GAIN

(ɡeɪn) (in Canada) n acronym for (Banking & Finance) Guaranteed Annual Income

gain

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v.t. 1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one's efforts; obtain; secure: to gain possession of land; to gain permission to enter. 2. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 3. to obtain as a profit or advantage: He didn't stand to gain much by the deal. 4. to win; get in competition: to gain a prize. 5. to win (someone) to one's own side or point of view: to gain supporters. 6. (of a watch or clock) to run fast by (a specified amount): My watch gains six minutes a day. 7. to reach, esp. by effort; get to; arrive at: to gain one's destination. v.i. 8. to improve; make progress; advance: to gain in health. 9. to get nearer, as in pursuit (usu. fol. by on or upon): Our horse was gaining on the favorite. 10. to draw away from or farther ahead of one's competitors, pursuers, etc. (usu. fol. by on or upon). 11. (of a watch or clock) to run fast. n. 12. profit or advantage: I see no gain in this plan. 13. an increase or advance: a gain in weight; a gain in power. 14. gains, profits or winnings. 15. the act of gaining; acquisition. 16. a. a measure of the increase in signal amplitude produced by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. b. the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared with a standard, nondirectional one. [1425–75; < Middle French, contraction of Old French gaaing, derivative of gaaignier to till, earn, win < Germanic; compare Old High German weidanōn to hunt, forage for food] gain′a•ble, adj. syn: gain, attain, earn, win imply obtaining a reward or something advantageous. gain suggests the expenditure of effort to get or reach something desired: After battling the blizzard, we finally gained our destination. attain suggests a sense of personal satisfaction in having reached a lofty goal: to attain stardom. earn emphasizes a deserved reward for labor or services: to earn a promotion. win stresses attainment in spite of competition or opposition: to win support in a campaign.

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earn">earn1. 'gain'

If you gain something such as an ability or quality, you gradually get more of it.

After a nervous start, the speaker began to gain confidence.This gives you a chance to gain experience.2. 'earn'

If you earn wages or a salary, you are paid money for work that you do.

She earns $200 a week.

Be Careful!
Don't say 'She gains $200 a week.'

gain

Past participle: gained
Gerund: gaining

Imperative
gain
gain

Present
I gain
you gain
he/she/it gains
we gain
you gain
they gain

Preterite
I gained
you gained
he/she/it gained
we gained
you gained
they gained

Present Continuous
I am gaining
you are gaining
he/she/it is gaining
we are gaining
you are gaining
they are gaining

Present Perfect
I have gained
you have gained
he/she/it has gained
we have gained
you have gained
they have gained

Past Continuous
I was gaining
you were gaining
he/she/it was gaining
we were gaining
you were gaining
they were gaining

Past Perfect
I had gained
you had gained
he/she/it had gained
we had gained
you had gained
they had gained

Future
I will gain
you will gain
he/she/it will gain
we will gain
you will gain
they will gain

Future Perfect
I will have gained
you will have gained
he/she/it will have gained
we will have gained
you will have gained
they will have gained

Future Continuous
I will be gaining
you will be gaining
he/she/it will be gaining
we will be gaining
you will be gaining
they will be gaining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gaining
you have been gaining
he/she/it has been gaining
we have been gaining
you have been gaining
they have been gaining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gaining
you will have been gaining
he/she/it will have been gaining
we will have been gaining
you will have been gaining
they will have been gaining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gaining
you had been gaining
he/she/it had been gaining
we had been gaining
you had been gaining
they had been gaining

Conditional
I would gain
you would gain
he/she/it would gain
we would gain
you would gain
they would gain

Past Conditional
I would have gained
you would have gained
he/she/it would have gained
we would have gained
you would have gained
they would have gained

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gain - a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"increase, additionindefinite quantity - an estimated quantityaccretion - something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
	2.	gain - the advantageous quality of being beneficialprofitadvantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"account - the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness - the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
	3.	gain - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to inputamplificationincrement, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"loop gain - (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"
	4.	gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operatingfinancial gain - the amount of monetary gainpaper profit - an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market priceamount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"red ink, red, loss - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
Verb	1.	gain - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"deriveobtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"draw, reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
	2.	gain - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"win, acquireacquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
	3.	gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"benefit, profitacquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"cash in on - take advantage of or capitalize onprofiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goodscapitalize, take advantage, capitalise - draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amountsnet, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
	4.	gain - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"arrive at, reach, attain, hit, makecatch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"surmount, scale - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"get at, access - reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"summit, breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane"find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark"culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial bodycome through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"run aground, ground - hit or reach the ground
	5.	gain - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "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"gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, advancesteal - steal a baserack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose - retreat
	6.	gain - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"advancemount, wax, climb, rise - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
	7.	gain - increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"gatherincrease - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
	8.	gain - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, take in, make, clearmake - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"squeeze out, eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"rake off - take money from an illegal transactiontake home, bring home - earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?"rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in"net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc.pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
	9.	gain - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"put onflesh out, fill out, round - become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"pack on - gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"lose weight, melt off, slim, slim down, slenderize, thin, reduce - take off weight

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verb1. acquire, get, receive, achieve, earn, pick up, win, secure, collect, gather, obtain, build up, attain, glean, procure Students can gain valuable experience doing part-time work.2. profit, make, earn, get, win, clear, land, score (slang), achieve, net, bag, secure, collect, gather, realize, obtain, capture, acquire, bring in, harvest, attain, reap, glean, procure The company didn't disclose how much it expects to gain from the deal.
profit lose, forfeit3. put on, increase in, gather, build up Some people gain weight after they give up smoking.4. attain, earn, get, achieve, win, reach, get to, secure, obtain, acquire, arrive at, procure Passing exams is no longer enough to gain a place at university.noun1. rise, increase, growth, advance, improvement, upsurge, upturn, increment, upswing House prices showed a gain of nearly 8% in June.2. increase, rise, growth, addition, accretion Heavy consumption of alcohol produces rapid weight gain.3. profit, income, earnings, proceeds, winnings, return, produce, benefit, advantage, yield, dividend, acquisition, attainment, lucre, emolument He buys art solely for financial gain.
profit loss, forfeitureplural noun1. profits, earnings, revenue, proceeds, winnings, takings, pickings, booty Investors will have their gains taxed as income in future.gain on something or someone get nearer to, close in on, approach, catch up with, narrow the gap on The car began to gain on the van.gain time stall, delay, play for time, procrastinate, temporize, use delaying tactics I hoped to gain time by keeping him talking.

gain

verb1. To come into possession of:acquire, come by, get, obtain, procure, secure, win.Informal: land, pick up.2. To obtain possession or control of:capture, get, take, win.Slang: cop.3. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort:deserve, earn, get, merit, win.Informal: rate.4. To succeed in doing:accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, realize.Slang: score.5. To receive, as wages, for one's labor:earn, get, make, win.Informal: pull down.Idioms: earn a living, earn one's keep.6. To make as income or profit:bring in, clear, draw, earn, gross, net, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield.7. To derive advantage:benefit, capitalize, profit.8. To achieve an increase of gradually:build up, develop.9. To reach (a goal or objective):arrive at, attain, come to, get to.Informal: hit on (or upon).10. To regain one's health:come around (or round), convalesce, improve, mend, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate.noun1. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired:earnings, profit, return.2. Something beneficial:advantage, avail, benefit, blessing, boon, favor, profit.

Translations

利润增加得到得益收益

gain

(gein) verb1. to obtain. He quickly gained experience.获得2. (often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something. What have I to gain by staying here?得益3. to have an increase in (something). He gained strength after his illness.增加4. (of a clock or watch) to go too fast. This clock gains (four minutes a day). （钟、表等）走快 noun1. an increase (in weight etc). a gain of one kilo. （体重）增加 2. profits, advantage, wealth etc. His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain. 收益，利润 gain ground1. to make progress. 进展2. to become more influential. His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly. 越来越为人们所接受，影响力日增 gain on to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing). Drive faster – the police car is gaining on us.逼近

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Synonyms for gain

verb acquire

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acquire
get
receive
achieve
earn
pick up
win
secure
collect
gather
obtain
build up
attain
glean
procure

verb profit

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profit
make
earn
get
win
clear
land
score
achieve
net
bag
secure
collect
gather
realize
obtain
capture
acquire
bring in
harvest
attain
reap
glean
procure

Antonyms

lose
forfeit

verb put on

Synonyms

put on
increase in
gather
build up

verb attain

Synonyms

attain
earn
get
achieve
win
reach
get to
secure
obtain
acquire
arrive at
procure

noun rise

Synonyms

rise
increase
growth
advance
improvement
upsurge
upturn
increment
upswing

noun increase

Synonyms

increase
rise
growth
addition
accretion

noun profit

Synonyms

profit
income
earnings
proceeds
winnings
return
produce
benefit
advantage
yield
dividend
acquisition
attainment
lucre
emolument

Antonyms

loss
forfeiture

noun profits

Synonyms

profits
earnings
revenue
proceeds
winnings
takings
pickings
booty

phrase gain on something or someone

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get nearer to
close in on
approach
catch up with
narrow the gap on

phrase gain time

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stall
delay
play for time
procrastinate
temporize
use delaying tactics

Synonyms for gain

verb to come into possession of

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acquire
come by
get
obtain
procure
secure
win
land
pick up

verb to obtain possession or control of

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capture
get
take
win
cop

verb to acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort

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deserve
earn
get
merit
win
rate

verb to succeed in doing

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accomplish
achieve
attain
reach
realize
score

verb to receive, as wages, for one's labor

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earn
get
make
win
pull down

verb to make as income or profit

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bring in
clear
draw
earn
gross
net
pay
produce
realize
repay
return
yield

verb to derive advantage

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benefit
capitalize
profit

verb to achieve an increase of gradually

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build up
develop

verb to reach (a goal or objective)

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arrive at
attain
come to
get to
hit on

verb to regain one's health

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come around
convalesce
improve
mend
perk up
rally
recover
recuperate

noun something earned, won, or otherwise acquired

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earnings
profit
return

noun something beneficial

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advantage
avail
benefit
blessing
boon
favor
profit

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noun a quantity that is added

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increase
addition

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indefinite quantity
accretion

noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial

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profit

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advantage
vantage
account
gainfulness
lucrativeness
profitability
profitableness

noun the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

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amplification

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increment
increase
loop gain

noun the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

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financial gain
paper profit
amount
amount of money
sum
sum of money

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red ink
red
loss

verb obtain

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derive

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obtain
draw
reap

verb win something through one's efforts

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win
acquire

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acquire
get
cozen

verb derive a benefit from

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benefit
profit

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acquire
get
cash in on
profiteer
capitalize
take advantage
capitalise
pyramid
net
sack up
sack
clear

verb reach a destination, either real or abstract

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arrive at
reach
attain
hit
make

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catch up
surmount
scale
get at
access
bottom out
peak
top out
summit
breast
top
make
find
culminate
come through
get through
run aground
ground

verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

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gain ground
get ahead
make headway
pull ahead
win
advance

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steal
rack up
score
tally
hit

Antonyms

fall behind
recede
drop off
fall back
lose

verb rise in rate or price

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advance

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mount
wax
climb
rise

verb increase or develop

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gather

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increase

verb earn on some commercial or business transaction

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earn
realise
pull in
bring in
realize
take in
make
clear

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make
acquire
get
squeeze out
eke out
turn a profit
profit
rake off
take home
bring home
rake in
shovel in
net
sack up
sack
clear
gross
pay
bear
yield

verb increase (one's body weight)

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put on

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flesh out
fill out
round
pack on
change state
turn

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lose weight
melt off
slim
slim down
slenderize
thin
reduce

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verb acquire

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verb profit

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verb put on

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verb attain

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noun rise

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noun increase

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noun profit

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noun profits

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phrase gain on something or someone

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phrase gain time

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verb to come into possession of

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verb to obtain possession or control of

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verb to acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort

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verb to succeed in doing

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verb to receive, as wages, for one's labor

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verb to make as income or profit

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verb to derive advantage

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verb to achieve an increase of gradually

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verb to reach (a goal or objective)

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