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The arithmetic of getting more, whether muscle, money, or moral high ground.
means To acquire, increase, or profit from something — or the increase itself.
from From Old French gaaignier, to till, earn, or win, rooted in farming: you worked the land, you got the harvest. Reward earned by effort, dirt under the fingernails included.
Audio cousinIn electronics, gain means signal amplification.
Gym dialectGains became the body's currency of bragging rights.
Old rivalryGain opposes loss in nearly every ledger.