All gain synonyms
gain
G g noun gain
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- return β to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- profit β Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- hike β to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- rise β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- share β a plowshare.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- improvement β an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- benefit β The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- growth β the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- earnings β money earned; wages; profits.
- income β the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- dividend β Mathematics. a number that is to be divided by a divisor.
- payoff β the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- proceeds β to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- achievement β An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- progress β a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- gravy β the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- velvet β a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut.
- lucre β monetary reward or gain; money.
- addition β An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- accrual β In finance, the accrual of something such as interest or investments is the adding together of interest or different investments over a period of time.
- produce β to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- advancement β Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- attainment β The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
- accretion β An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.
- headway β headroom (def 2).
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
verb gain
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- obtain β to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- attain β If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- pick up β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- score β the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- achieve β If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- reach β to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- reap β to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- realize β to grasp or understand clearly.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- earn β to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.