gain+advantage

  • 31advantage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. superiority, upper hand, leverage, the better (of); gain, profit, benefit, odds, favor, ace in the hole (inf.). See chance, success. Ant., drawback, handicap. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Preferred… …

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  • 32gain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German weidanōn to hunt for food, Old English wāth pursuit, hunt Date: 14th century 1. resources or… …

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  • 33advantage — n. 1) to have an advantage of; over (our team had the advantage of experience; her connections gave her an advantage over the others) 2) to gain; press (home) an advantage 3) to take advantage of ( to exploit ) 4) to outweigh an advantage 5) a… …

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  • 34advantage — ad•van•tage [[t]ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn [/t]] n. v. taged, taging 1) any circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success or a desired end: the advantages of a good education[/ex] 2) benefit; gain; profit: It will be to your advantage …

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  • 35gain — I UK [ɡeɪn] / US verb Word forms gain : present tense I/you/we/they gain he/she/it gains present participle gaining past tense gained past participle gained *** 1) a) [transitive] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of… …

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  • 36gain — [[t]ge͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ gains, gaining, gained 1) VERB If a person or place gains something such as an ability or quality, they gradually get more of it. [V n] Students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine... [V in n] …

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  • 37gain — [[t]geɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts; obtain; secure: to gain possession of land; to gain permission to enter[/ex] 2) to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed[/ex] 3) to… …

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  • 38advantage — /ədˈvæntɪdʒ / (say uhd vantij), / ˈvan / (say vahn ) noun 1. any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favourable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education. 2. benefit; gain; profit: it is to her… …

  • 39gain — I. /geɪn / (say gayn) verb (t) 1. to obtain; secure (something desired); acquire: gain time. 2. to win; get in competition: gain the prize. 3. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 4. to obtain as a profit: he… …

  • 40gain*/*/*/ — [geɪn] verb I 1) [T] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort Bolivia gained independence from Spain in 1825.[/ex] Her theories have only recently gained acceptance.[/ex] He gained entry to the building by showing a… …

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