amplification
gain | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input |
| loop gain | (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input, if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation |
marginal cost
incremental cost
differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
profit
gain | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
marginal placentation
ventral placentation | with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary |
marginal wood fern
evergreen wood fern leatherleaf wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis | North American fern with evergreen fronds |
| gain | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating |
| financial gain | the amount of monetary gain |
| capital gain | the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price, the gain is realized when the asset is sold |
| marginal utility | (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service |
addition
increase
gain | 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 |
perk up
perk
percolate
pick up
gain vigor | gain or regain energy, I picked up after a nap |
gain
put on | increase (one's body weight), She gained pounds when she stopped exercising |
| gain gather | increase or develop, the peace movement gained momentum, the car gathers speed |
| advance gain | rise in rate or price, The stock market gained points today |
gain
advance
win pull ahead
make headway
get ahead
gain ground | obtain advantages, such as points, etc., The home team was gaining ground, After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference |
reach make
attain hit
arrive at
gain | reach a destination, either real or abstract, We hit Detroit by noon, The water reached the doorstep, We barely made it to the finish line, I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts |
acquire win
gain | win something through one's efforts, I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese, Gain an understanding of international finance |
gain
take in
clear
make earn realize realise pull in
bring in | earn on some commercial or business transaction, earn as salary or wages, How much do you make a month in your new job?, She earns a lot in her new job, this merger brought in lots of money, He clears $,each month |
| profit gain benefit | derive a benefit from, She profited from his vast experience |
derive
gain | obtain, derive pleasure from one's garden |
fringy
marginal | at or constituting a border or edge, the marginal strip of beach |
borderline
marginal | of questionable or minimal quality, borderline grades, marginal writing ability |
| marginal | producing at a rate that barely covers production costs, marginal industries |
bare(a)
marginal | just barely adequate or within a lower limit, a bare majority, a marginal victory |