What is the meaning of gain?

noun

• A quantity that is added.
  • usage: "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
  • synonyms: addition, increase
• The advantageous quality of being beneficial.
  • synonyms: profit
• The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input.
  • synonyms: amplification
• The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating.

verb

• Obtain.
  • usage: "derive pleasure from one's garden"
  • synonyms: derive
• Win something through one's efforts.
  • usage: "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  • synonyms: acquire, win
• Derive a benefit from.
  • usage: "She profited from his vast experience"
  • synonyms: profit, benefit
• Reach a destination, either real or abstract.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at
• Obtain advantages, such as points, etc..
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
• Rise in rate or price.
  • usage: "The stock market gained 24 points today"
  • synonyms: advance
• Increase or develop.
  • usage: "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
  • synonyms: gather
• Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
• Increase (one's body weight. )
  • usage: "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
  • synonyms: put on