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  • 101gain on somebody — ˈgain on sb/sth derived to get closer to sb/sth that you are chasing • She looked back and saw that the car was still gaining on her. Main entry: ↑gainderived …

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  • 102gain on something — ˈgain on sb/sth derived to get closer to sb/sth that you are chasing • She looked back and saw that the car was still gaining on her. Main entry: ↑gainderived …

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  • 103gain the upper hand — gain, get, have, etc. the ˌupper ˈhand idiom to get an advantage over sb so that you are in control of a particular situation Main entry: ↑upperidiom …

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  • 104gain up ground (on somebody) — gain/make up ˈground (on sb/sth) idiom to gradually get closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity • The police car was gaining ground on the suspects. • They needed to make up ground on their competitors. Main entry:… …

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  • 105gain up ground (on something) — gain/make up ˈground (on sb/sth) idiom to gradually get closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity • The police car was gaining ground on the suspects. • They needed to make up ground on their competitors. Main entry:… …

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  • 106gain — A profit on a securities transaction recognized by selling a security for more than the security originally cost. The gain is the difference between the cost and the sale. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. gain gain 1 [geɪn] …

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  • 107Gain — For other uses, see Gain (disambiguation). In electronics, gain is a measure of the ability of a circuit (often an amplifier) to increase the power or amplitude of a signal from the input to the output. It is usually defined as the mean ratio of… …

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  • 108gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ …

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  • 109GAIN — s. m. Profit, bénéfice, lucre. Gain considérable. Petit gain. Gain médiocre. Gain illicite. Gain honnête. Travailler pour le gain. Faire à moitié de gain. Entrer avec quelqu un dans une affaire à moitié de gain et de perte. À perte et à gain.… …

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  • 110Gain (électronique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gain. En électronique, le gain désigne la capacité d un circuit électronique à augmenter la puissance ou l amplitude d un signal. Le gain se calcule généralement en effectuant le ratio du signal de sortie sur… …

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