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Definisjon av gain

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Noun
gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
red ink, red, loss red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
amount of money, sum of money, amount, sum the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
financial gain the amount of monetary gain
gain - the advantageous quality of being beneficial
profit
vantage, advantage place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
account the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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"
addition, increase
indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
gain - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
amplification
increment, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

Verb
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"
take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
sack up, net, sack, clear catch with a net; "net a fish"
acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
eke out, squeeze out obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"
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 transaction
take 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"
gross earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
pay, bear, yield bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
gain - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
put on
lose weight, melt off, slim, slim down, slenderize, thin, reduce make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts"
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"
flesh 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"
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"
advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
steal steal a base
rack up, tally, score, hit supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
gain - increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
gather
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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"
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
catch up learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"
surmount, scale be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
access, get at 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 hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"
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 finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
culminate rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
come through, get through finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
run aground, ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
gain - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
acquire, win
lose fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
cozen cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
profit, benefit
acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
cash in on take advantage of or capitalize on
profiteer make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
take advantage, capitalise, capitalize convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
pyramid increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
sack up, net, sack, clear catch with a net; "net a fish"
gain - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
advance
wax, climb, mount, rise go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
gain - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
derive
obtain come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
reap, draw gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Substantiv
gain - The act of gaining.
gain - What one gains, as a return on investment or dividend.
gain - The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

Verb
gain - To acquire possession of what one did not have before.
gain - To increase.
gain - To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
gain - To reach.
gain - To put on weight.
gain - To run fast.

Adverb
gain - Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
gain - Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
gain - Tolerably; fairly.

Adjektiv
gain - Straight, direct; near; short.
gain - Suitable; convenient; ready.
gain - Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
gain - Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Gain is a measure of the ability of a circuit to increase the power or amplitude of a signal from the input to the output. It is usually defined as the mean ratio of the signal output of a system to the signal input of the same system. It may also be defined on a logarithmic scale, in terms of the decimal logarithm of the same ratio.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • gain
    An amount by which a quantity is enlarged.
  • gain
    To gain (success) through applied effort or work.
  • gain
    To get a characteristic.
  • gain
    The advantageous quality of being beneficial.
  • gain
    To earn, to gain (money).

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) gain
  • Presens: gain / gains
  • Preteritum: gained
  • Perfektum: (have) gained

Substantiv

  • Entall: gain
  • Flertall: gains

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