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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).]

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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.]

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(ɡeɪnz) pl nprofits or winnings: ill-gotten gains.

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