Gain

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.

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

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

The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.

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

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.

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

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

To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.

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.

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"

the advantageous quality of being beneficial