Gains Weight ɡeɪn Party Efficiency Made Regular Exercise

• a £3 000 gain from our investment
• regular exercise helps prevent weight gain.
• the party had a net gain of nine seats on the local council.
• efficiency gains

gain

1. an increase in the amount of something, especially in wealth or weight
• a £3 000 gain from our investment
• Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain.
• The party had a net gain of nine seats on the local council.
2. an advantage or improvement
• efficiency gains
• These policies have resulted in great gains in public health.
• Our loss is their gain.
3. financial profit
• He only seems to be interested in personal gain.
• It's amazing what some people will do for gain.
• They sold the company purely for short-term gain.
4. used to say that you need to suffer if you want to achieve something

Extra Examples

• £3.9 million gains from the sale of stock
• August showed a gain of 144 000 jobs.
• Better workplace design can bring real gains in productivity.
• He is already reaping political gains.
• It’s amazing what some people will do for gain.
• Labour made an overall gain of 39 seats.
• Last year there was only a modest gain in earnings.
• She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left.
• She was most upset by her recent weight gain.
• The costs far outweigh any efficiency gains.
• The party has an uphill battle to offset the gains made by other parties.
• The party has made solid gains in all areas of the country.
• There is still scope for efficiency gains.
• There needs to be joint political action to consolidate the gains of the elections.
• There will be no financial gain for mothers from this new system.
• They were found to have used the investments for their private gain.
• This change in the tax system will mean big gains for some companies.
• Volunteers give their time without seeking any monetary gain.
• War and poverty have reversed previous gains in children’s health.
• the far right made huge electoral gains
• using the investments for their private gain
• He spent his ill-gotten gains on fast cars and women
• Regular exercise is the best way of preventing weight gain.
• She only seems to be interested in personal gain.

Word Origin

• late 15th cent. (as a noun, originally in the sense ‘booty’): from Old French gaigne (noun), gaignier (verb), of Germanic origin.