gain

  • 61gain on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gain on : present tense I/you/we/they gain on he/she/it gains on present participle gaining on past tense gained on past participle gained on gain on someone/something to gradually get closer to someone or… …

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  • 62gain — stiprinimo koeficientas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. amplification factor; amplifier gain; gain vok. Gewinn, m; Verstärkungsfaktor, m; Verstärkungsgrad, m rus. коэффициент усиления, m pranc. coefficient d’amplification, m; facteur… …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 63gain — /geɪn/ noun 1. an increase or becoming larger ♦ gain in experience the act of getting more experience ♦ gain in profitability the act of becoming more profitable 2. an increase in profit, price or value ● Oil shares showed gains on the Stock… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 64gain — 1. adjective /ɡeɪn/ a) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous. the gainest way b) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap. 2 …

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  • 65gain — [15] Gain is Germanic in origin, although English acquired it via Old French. Its distant ancestor is the Germanic noun *waithā. The etymological meaning of this was ‘hunting ground’ (it came ultimately from a prehistoric Indo European base *wei …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 66gain — control gain steady state response gain …

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  • 67gain on — 1. Obtain influence with, win the favor of, win upon. 2. Gain ground upon, gain upon, draw toward, be overtaking, get nearer to. 3. Get the advantage of, get the better of, beat, outstrip …

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  • 68gain — stiprinimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. amplification; gain vok. Verstärkung, f rus. усиление, n pranc. amplification, f; gain, m …

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  • 69gain — /geɪn/ noun 1. an increase, or the act of becoming larger ♦ gain in profitability the act of becoming more profitable 2. an increase in profit, price or value ● Oil shares showed gains on the Stock Exchange. ● Property shares put on gains of 10%… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 70gain — [15] Gain is Germanic in origin, although English acquired it via Old French. Its distant ancestor is the Germanic noun *waithā. The etymological meaning of this was ‘hunting ground’ (it came ultimately from a prehistoric Indo European base *wei …

    Word origins