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| n. (quantity) | 1. addition, gain, increase | 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" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ accretion | something contributing to growth or increase.; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. gain, profit | the advantageous quality of being beneficial. |
| ~ advantage, 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. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. amplification, gain | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input. |
| ~ increment, 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" |
| n. (possession) | 4. gain | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating. |
| ~ financial gain | the amount of monetary gain. |
| ~ paper profit | an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price. |
| ~ amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | a quantity of money.; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
| v. (possession) | 5. derive, gain | obtain.; "derive pleasure from one's garden" |
| ~ obtain | 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" |
| v. (possession) | 6. acquire, gain, win | win something through one's efforts.; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ cozen | cheat or trick.; "He cozened the money out of the old man" |
| v. (possession) | 7. benefit, gain, profit | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ cash in on | take advantage of or capitalize on. |
| ~ profiteer | make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods. |
| ~ capitalize, 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 amounts. |
| ~ net, sack up, sack, clear | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| v. (motion) | 8. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | 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" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | 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 | 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" |
| ~ 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 body. |
| ~ come 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. |
| v. (competition) | 9. advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | 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" |
| ~ steal | steal a base. |
| ~ rack 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" |
| v. (change) | 10. advance, gain | rise in rate or price.; "The stock market gained 24 points today" |
| ~ mount, wax, climb, rise | go up or advance.; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
| v. (change) | 11. gain, gather | increase or develop.; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| v. (possession) | 12. bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take 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" |
| ~ make | 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 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" |
| ~ 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?" |
| v. (body) | 13. gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| profit | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
| ~ income | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time. |
| ~ earning per share | the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. |
| ~ windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it. |
| ~ cleanup, killing | a very large profit. |
| ~ fast buck, quick buck | quick or easy earnings,.; "they are traders out to make a fast buck" |
| ~ filthy lucre | shameful profit.; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre" |
| ~ gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold. |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ markup | the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price. |
| ~ accumulation | (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation. |
| ~ dividend | that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly. |
| v. (possession) | 2. profit, turn a profit | make a profit; gain money or materially.; "The company has not profited from the merger" |
| ~ line one's pockets | make a lot of money. |
| ~ turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny | make a satisfactory profit.; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time" |
| ~ clean up | make a big profit; often in a short period of time.; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up" |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | 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" |
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