Gain vs. Loss
Gainpreposition
(obsolete) Against.
Gainadjective
(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
Gainadjective
(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
Gainadjective
(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
Gainadjective
(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
Gainadverb
(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
Gainadverb
(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
Gainadverb
(dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
Gainnoun
The act of gaining; acquisition.
Gainnoun
What is gained.
Gainnoun
(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
Gainnoun
(architecture) 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.
Gainverb
(transitive) To acquire possession of.
Gainverb
(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
Gainverb
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
Gainverb
(transitive) To increase.
Gainverb
(intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
Gainverb
(transitive) To reach.
Gainverb
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
Gainverb
(intransitive) To put on weight.
Gainverb
(of a clock or watch) To run fast.
Gainnoun
A square or beveled 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.
Gainnoun
That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; - opposed to loss.
Gainnoun
The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
Gainadjective
Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
Gainverb
To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
Gainverb
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
Gainverb
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
Gainverb
To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
Gainverb
To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
Gainverb
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
Gainnoun
a quantity that is added;
Gainnoun
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Gainnoun
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Gainnoun
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Gainverb
obtain;
Gainverb
win something through one's efforts;
Gainverb
derive a benefit from;
Gainverb
reach a destination, either real or abstract;
Gainverb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;
Gainverb
rise in rate or price;
Gainverb
increase in;
Gainverb
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
Gainverb
increase (one's body weight);
Gainverb
obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable)
Gainverb
benefit
Gainverb
win over to one's interest or views
Gainverb
reach or arrive at (a destination)
Gainverb
come closer to (a person or thing pursued)
Gainverb
increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed)
Gainverb
increase in value
Gainverb
improve or advance in (some respect)
Gainverb
(of a clock or watch) become fast by (a specific amount of time)
Gainnoun
an increase in wealth or resources
Gainnoun
a thing that is achieved or acquired
Gainnoun
the factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm
Lossnoun
an instance of losing, such as a defeat
Lossnoun
The result of an alteration in a function or characteristic of the body, or of its previous integrity.
Lossnoun
the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone, particularly in death.
Lossnoun
(in the plural) casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict
Lossnoun
(financial) the sum an entity loses on balance
Lossnoun
destruction, ruin
Lossnoun
(engineering) electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work
Lossverb
(colloquial) lang=en
Lossnoun
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
Lossnoun
The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
Lossnoun
That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; - opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
Lossnoun
The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
Lossnoun
Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
Lossnoun
Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
Lossnoun
Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
Lossnoun
Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.
Lossnoun
the act of losing;
Lossnoun
something that is lost;
Lossnoun
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue;
Lossnoun
gradual decline in amount or activity;
Lossnoun
the disadvantage that results from losing something;
Lossnoun
military personnel lost by death or capture
Lossnoun
the experience of losing a loved one;
Lossnoun
euphemistic expressions for death;
