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Definitions

gains

NOUN
income
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cash compensation earnings interest livelihood pay proceeds profit revenue royalty salary wage
STRONG
assets avails benefits commission dividends drawings gravy gross harvest honorarium means net payoff receipts returns
WEAK
bottom line cash flow in the black take-home take-home pay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt loss
WEAK
bills expenses

Example Sentences

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But there also were gains in long-term care, in home healthcare and at practitioners’ offices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

As digital advertising gains importance, television advertising revenues are falling, while box-office revenue continues to rise but from a fewer number of blockbuster films.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Qualcomm and Sandisk also posted double-digit weekly gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Moderna pares early gains even as the drugmaker posts higher revenue and a narrower loss for the first quarter.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But none of these projects ever comes anywhere near realization, and none of the three superstates ever gains a significant lead on the others.

From "1984" by George Orwell