gain

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /geɪn/
• SAMPA: /geIn/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular gain

Plural gains

1. A gain is the act of getting something.

   You have nothing to gain.

2. What one gains, as a return on investment or dividend.

   No pain, no gain.

3. The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

Verb

Plain form gain

Third-person singular gains

Past tense gained

Past participle gained

Present participle gaining

Gain is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. You gain something by getting or receiving it.
   • Antonym: loss