gain+advantage
41advantage — noun 1 THAT HELPS YOU (C, U) something that helps you to be better or more successful than others (+ of): the advantages of a university education | have an advantage (over): For certain types of work wood has advantages over plastic. | give sb… …
42gain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, huge, impressive, major, real, significant, spectacular …
43gain — gain1 gainable, adj. /gayn/, v.t. 1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country. 2. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 3 …
44gain — {{11}}gain (n.) late 15c., from M.Fr. gain, from O.Fr. gaaigne gain, profit, advantage; booty; arable land (12c.), from gaaignier to gain (see GAIN (Cf. gain) (v.)). The original French sense enfolded the notions of profit from agriculture and… …
45gain — Synonyms and related words: accept, access, accession, accomplish, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumulate, accumulation, achieve, achievement, acquire, acquisition, addition, admit, advance, advantage, aggrandizement, ameliorate,… …
46gain — v. & n. v. 1 tr. obtain or secure (usu. something desired or favourable) (gain an advantage; gain recognition). 2 tr. acquire (a sum) as profits or as a result of changed conditions; earn. 3 tr. obtain as an increment or addition (gain momentum;… …
47gain — 1. Profit; advantage. 2. The ratio of output to input of an amplifying system, generally expressed in decibels in ultrasound. [M.E. gayne, booty, fr. O.Fr., fr. Germanic] primary g. interpersonal, social, or financial advantages from the… …
48advantage — n 1. benefit, behoof, good, gain, profit; advancement, betterment, improvement; blessing, boon, prize, favor, help; privilege, vantage, convenience, comfort, easement, accommodation; use, utility, service, expediency; head start, favoring… …
49gain — 1. verb 1) he gained a scholarship to the college Syn: obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, garner, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap; informal land, net …
50advantage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English avantage, from Anglo French, from avant before, from Late Latin abante Date: 1523 1. superiority of position or condition < higher ground gave the enemy the advantage > 2. a factor or circumstance of benefit to… …
