- addition, increase, 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"
--1 is a kind of indefinite quantity
--1 has particulars: accretion - profit, gain - the advantageous quality of being beneficial
--2 is a kind of advantage, vantage
--2 has particulars: account; profitableness, profitability - amplification, gain - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
--3 is a kind of increase, increment
--3 has particulars: loop gain - gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
--4 is a kind of sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Antonyms: loss, red ink, red
--4 has particulars: financial gain; paper profit
- derive, gain - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
--1 is one way to obtain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- acquire, win, gain - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
--2 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun gainer2
They gain the money
- profit, gain, benefit - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
--3 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun gainer2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, 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"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground - 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"
Antonyms: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun gainer2
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- advance, gain - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
--6 is one way to wax, mount, climb, rise
Sample sentence:
The moon will soon gain
- gain - increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
--7 is one way to increase
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in - 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"
--8 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun gainer2
They gain the money
- gain, put on - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
--9 is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun gainer1
Somebody ----s
=> Somebody ----s something
- gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in - 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"