gain on
phrasal verb
gained on; gaining on; gains on
: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)
She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.
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These days, though, skinny jeans are gaining on their roomier cousins after showing up on the runway at Miu Miu and Bally.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
Foreign stocks were also up, and bonds gained on expectations of a Fed rate cut.
—Janet Brown, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Stocks tried to claw back some gains on Wednesday, but the morning’s rally fizzled as Nvidia and other megacap technology stocks sold off in the afternoon.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
And tracking returns over the last five years, the Dow has seen a jump of 50%, gains on the S&P 500 have been more than 82%, and the Nasdaq is up a whopping 109%.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
Foreign stocks were also up, and bonds gained on expectations of a Fed rate cut.
—Janet Brown, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Stocks tried to claw back some gains on Wednesday, but the morning’s rally fizzled as Nvidia and other megacap technology stocks sold off in the afternoon.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
And tracking returns over the last five years, the Dow has seen a jump of 50%, gains on the S&P 500 have been more than 82%, and the Nasdaq is up a whopping 109%.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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