gaining

Meanings

Plural: gainings

Verb

• obtain
• win something through one's efforts
• derive a benefit from
• reach a destination, either real or abstract
• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
  • "The home team was gaining ground"
• rise in rate or price
• increase or develop
• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• increase (one's body weight)
• present participle and gerund of gain

Noun

• Gain; profit.

Synonyms

acquire, advance, arrive at, attain, benefit, bring in, clear, derive, earn, gain, gain ground, gather, get ahead, hit, make, make headway, profit, pull ahead, pull in, put on, reach, realise, realize, take in, win

Antonyms

fall back, lose, reduce