Gain

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ɡeɪn

Definitions

The act of gaining; acquisition.
countable, uncountable
A surname.
A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
The thing or things gained.
countable, uncountable
The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
countable, uncountable

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of Gain.

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Equivalents

Españolconciliar conseguir desnivel positivoelevación subida ganancia ganar granjear recabar

FrançaisGagner Gain

DeutschAusbeute Ertrag Gewinngewinnen Verstärkung Vorteil Zugewinn Zugewinnen

37 more languages

العربيةإفادة المكسب فائدةكسب منفعة

Българскипеча́лба печеля

Bosanskidobitak kap naprimi добитак печалба

Catalàguany

Češtinazisk

Ελληνικάαποκτώ απολαβή κερδίζωκέρδος πλεονέκτημα

فارسیبهره سود

Suomihankkia hyöty saadavahvistus voittaminen voitto

Gaeilgebrabach cuir suas gnóthaighsroich

Gàidhligprothaid

Galegogañar vantaxe

עבריתסחר קיבל

हिन्दीगोटी मुनाफ़ा लंभलाभ वृद्धि संप्राप्ति

Hrvatskidobitak kap naprimi добитак печалба

Magyarelnyer gyarapodik haszonhízik kap megszerzés nyer nyereség szerez szerzés

Հայերենստանալ վաստակ

Bahasa Indonesiakeuntungan

Italianoacquisire aumentare guadagnareguadagno lucro mettere su peso profitto

日本語付く利得増幅率増強する実利得獲得する益進展進歩

ქართულიგაზრდა მიღება მიღებულიმოგება სარგებელი შემოსავალი

한국어득 몫 얻다이득

Kurdîgen istifade kapna

Latinafaenus fructum lucrormantisa praeda quaestus teneō

Latviešudabūt gūt

Te Reo Māorihua

Nederlandsaankomen bekomen verkrijgenwinnen winst

Polskiprzybytek przytyć tyćzyskać

Portuguêsganhar ganho

Românăcâștiga primi

Русскийвыгода выигрыш получатьполучение получить при́быль прибы́ток приобрести приобретать приобретение усиление

Српскиdobitak kap naprimi добитак печалба

Svenskaförstärkning gå upp gagngen nä skaffa vinning vinst

తెలుగుపొందు

Türkçehasıl istifade kazançyarar

Українськави́граш виручка отримуватипосилення прибуток

Tiếng Việtlời lãi

Examples

“All running headlong after greedie ſpoiles: And more regarding gaine than victorie:”

“the lust of gain ⟳, in the spirit of Cain”

“When power is sought primarily for private gain ⟳, the social fabric decays and unravels.”

“Everyone shall share ⟳ in the gains.”

“There follows the high and low-frequency replay equalization, which normally involves two adjustments with a further control ⟳ allowing the replay gain ⟳ to be set ⟳.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

gain ground gain line gain of function gain time gain twist gain-of-function research

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