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noun

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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received the company posted a substantial fourth-quarter gain, signaling an end to their money-losing ventures

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Recent Examples of gain
Verb
Florida gained more than 63,000 New Yorkers in a single year, contributing to a net loss of 244,000 residents from New York in 2022 alone. Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2025 Wharton gained 30 pounds his freshman year in the weight room. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
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Most of the gains were for health care and social assistance. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 If shifting information costs can boost the impact of charitable giving by 13%, then applying that gain to just one-tenth of that giving could potentially unlock about $7 billion worth of additional impact. George E. Mitchell, The Conversation, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for gain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gain
Verb
  • In Auburn and Woodland, demonstrators gathered near courthouses and freeway overpasses, holding signs calling for limits on presidential power.
    Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
  • Protesters of all ages gather in front of City Hall.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Canning allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits, walked two and struck out four over five innings.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
  • Simpson pitched two innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits, including a three-run homer by Drake Baldwin.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • The stock fully recovered to its pre-crisis peak by August 2, 2012.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • The plaintiffs include young adults recovering from mental-health problems, the parents of suicide victims, school districts dealing with phone addiction, local governments, and 29 state attorneys general.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 18 June 2025
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  • In the long term, budget experts warn that an aging population and rising health care costs mean entitlement spending will gobble an increasing percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
    Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025
  • The decision to decrease the tax rate comes after a recent revaluation that increased single-family home values in the county by about 58%.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
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  • Lei remains confident about the prospects for Xiaomi’s foray into cars, predicting the new model will help the company’s EV unit achieve profitability in the second half—one of the fastest brands to hit that milestone in the automotive sector.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • What are they expected to achieve at these Euros? Very few, perhaps nobody, expects Wales to make it out of this group.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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  • Experiential marketing lets people persuade themselves.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • So the village quietly persuaded state lawmakers to come to the rescue.
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Hartford Courant The additional $4 million, secured for the second year of the biennial 2026-27 budget, comes on top of a $5 million boost Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, pushed to include in the current biennium budget.
    Janhavi Munde, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
  • And browse through multiple boosts for select markets.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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  • Kevin Doyle, Shane Long and others were signed during his spell and were excellent on the pitch before moving on for a profit.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.26 per share and revenue of $689.9 million.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 June 2025

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“Gain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gain. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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