gain

Definition

Examples

Employees can gain valuable experience by joining the overseas project.

Word Family

Synonyms

• acquirecome into the possession of something concrete or abstract
• profitthe excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
• achieveto gain with effort

Collocations

• Easy gain weight
  to gain weight, meaning to obtain
• Medium gain valuable market experience
  to gain valuable market experience, meaning to obtain
• Hard capital gain tax exemption
  describing capital gain tax exemption (assets available for use in the production of further assets)
• Very Hard ill gotten gain disgorgement order
  describing ill gotten gain disgorgement order (an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining)