gaining

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/ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/

noun

Gain; profit.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gain
noungaining (plural gainings)

plural gainings

  1. Gain; profit.

    […] yet, when the Doctor was about it, he might as well have told the public, that my gainings were annually thirty thousand, instead of three […]

    1807, The London Medical and Physical Journal

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
acquisitionpelf

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gaining

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Cite this entry
APA

gaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaining

MLA

“gaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaining. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaining,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaining.

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