- Types Of Speech
- You can use gain as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Gain
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, g, i, and n, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ai. Gain starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters g, ga, gai, and the ending characters are n, in, ain, ..
- Definition
- The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Gain is set as a kindergarten word that starts with g, ends with n, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is gain a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Gain in Pig Latin is said as "aingay or aingway".
- Unigram
- g | a | i | n
- Bigram
- ga | ai | in
- Trigram
- gai | ain
- Quadrigram
- gain
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
- a quantity that is added;
"there was an addition to property taxes this year";
"they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
- Verb Examples
- increase (one's body weight);
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" - increase in;
"gain momentum";
"gain nerve" - rise in rate or price;
"The stock market gained 24 points today" - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;
"The home team was gaining ground";
"After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" - reach a destination, either real or abstract;
"We hit Detroit by noon";
"The water reached the doorstep";
"We barely made it to the finish line";
"I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" - win something through one's efforts;
"I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese";
"gain an understanding of international finance" - earn on some commercial or business transaction;
earn as salary or wages;
"How much do you make a month in your new job?";
"She earns a lot in her new job";
"this merger brought in lots of money";
"He clears $5,000 each month" - derive a benefit from;
"She profited from his vast experience" - obtain;
"derive pleasure from one's garden"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| Accept | tolerate or accommodate oneself to "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions" "I swallowed the insult" "She has learned to live with her husband''s little idiosyncracies" |
| Access | the act of approaching or entering "he gained access to the building" |
| Accession | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) "Elizabeth''s accession in 1558" |
| Accomplish | put in effect "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" |
| Accomplishment | the action of accomplishing something |
| Accost | |
| Accretion | (law) an increase in a beneficiary''s share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) |
| Accrual | the act of accumulating |
| Accrue | grow by addition "The interest accrues" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Gain
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gain | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input |
| Agni | (Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India one of the three chief deities of the Vedas |
| Nagi | medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan |
| Inga | any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers cultivated as ornamentals |
| Agin |
View English words with the unique letters used in gain. Words With The Letters Agin
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Increase | the act of increasing something "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| Increment | the amount by which something increases "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Loop Gain |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Gaines | Yes | No |
| Gains | No | No |
| Morgaine | Yes | Yes |
| Gainell | No | Yes |
| Gainda | No | Yes |
View All Names For Gain
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saving (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +6 | saving | ||
| Razing (6 letters) | 16 +11 | 18 +11 | razing | ||
| Airing (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +2 | airing | ||
| Paving (6 letters) | 12 +7 | 16 +9 | paving | ||
| Waxing (6 letters) | 17 +12 | 19 +12 | waxing | ||
| Rating (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +2 | aginrt | ||
| Giant (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 8 +1 | gaitn | ||
| Iguana (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 10 +3 | aaginu | ||
| Anguis (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 10 +3 | anguis | ||
| Tringa (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +2 | aginrt | ||
| Ganoin (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 10 +3 | aginno | ||
| Airgun (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 10 +3 | airgun | ||
| Awning (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +6 | awning | ||
| Taping (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 12 +5 | taping | ||
| Grain (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 8 +1 | grain | ||
| Gain (4 letters) | 5 | 7 | gain | ||
| Paging (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 14 +7 | agginp | ||
| Nagari (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +2 | nagari | ||
| Qiang (5 letters) | 15 +10 | 17 +10 | qiang | ||
| Ugrian (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 10 +3 | airgun | ||
| Saying (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 11 +4 | saying | ||
| Raving (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +6 | raving | ||
| Waving (6 letters) | 13 +8 | 16 +9 | waving | ||
| Waning (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +6 | awning | ||
| Paring (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 12 +5 | paring |
Gain Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With G
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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