Gain

v. acquire; earn; add; purchase

n. profit; asset; achievement; addition, increase

In electronics, gain is a measure of the ability of a circuit to increase the power or amplitude of a signal. It is usually defined as the mean ratio of the signal output of a system to the signal input of the same system. It may also be defined as the decimal logarithm of the same ratio.Thus, the term gain on its own is ambiguous. For example, 'a gain of five' may imply that either the voltage or the power is increased by a factor of five. In laser physics, gain may refer to the increment of power along the beam propagation, and its dimension is m-1 (inverse meter) or 1/meter.
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Claria Corporation (formerly Gator Corporation) is a media marketing software company based in Redwood City, California. They were established in 1998 by Denis Coleman. Their name was often used interchangeably with their Gain advertising network, which they claimed serviced over 40 million users. Claria exited the adware business at the end of second quarter 2006. However, their software still remains installed on millions of PCs.
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) addition, increase
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) accretion
2. the advantageous quality of being beneficial
(synonym) profit
(hypernym) advantage, vantage
(hyponym) account
3. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
(synonym) amplification
(hypernym) increase, increment
(hyponym) loop gain
4. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
(antonym) loss, red ink, red
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
(hyponym) financial gain
Verb
1. obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
(synonym) derive
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) reap, draw
2. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
(synonym) acquire, win
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cozen
(derivation) gainer
3. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
(synonym) profit, benefit
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cash in on
(derivation) gainer
4. 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"
(synonym) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
5. 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"
(synonym) advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(antonym) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
(hyponym) steal
(derivation) gainer
6. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
(synonym) advance
(hypernym) wax, mount, climb, rise
7. increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
(hypernym) increase
8. 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"
(synonym) take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) eke out, squeeze out
(verb-group) net, sack, sack up, clear
(derivation) gainer
9. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
(synonym) put on
(antonym) reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) round, flesh out, fill out
(derivation) gainer, weight gainer

n. gain, profit, benefit

(v. t.)
The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
  

(v. t.)
That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.
  

(v. i.)
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
  

(n.)
To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
  

(n.)
To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
  

(n.)
To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
  

(n.)
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
  

(n.)
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
  

(n.)
A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
  

(a.)
Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.