gain

1. verb

1)

he gained a scholarship to the college

Syn:

obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, garner, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap; informal land, net, bag, scoop, wangle, swing, walk away/off with

See note at get

Ant:

lose

2)

they stood to gain from the deal

Syn:

profit, make money, reap benefits, benefit, do well; informal make a killing

Ant:

lose

3)

the dog gained weight

Syn:

put on, increase in

Ant:

lose

4)

the others were gaining on us

Syn:

catch up with/on, catch someone up, catch, close (in) on, near

5)

we finally gained the ridge

Syn:

reach, arrive at, get to, come to, make, attain, set foot on; informal hit, wind up at

2. noun

1)

his gain from the deal

Syn:

profit, advantage, benefit, reward; percentage, takings, yield, return, winnings, receipts, proceeds, dividend, interest; informal pickings, cut, take, divvy, slice, piece of the pie

Ant:

loss

2)

a price gain of 7.5 percent

Syn:

increase, rise, increment, augmentation, addition

Ant:

decrease

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- gain time