victory lap lap of honour | a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory |
victory celebration | a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition |
victory garden | a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages |
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 |
profit gain | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
victory triumph | a successful ending of a struggle or contest, a narrow victory, the general always gets credit for his army's victory, clinched a victory, convincing victory, the agreement was a triumph for common sense |
Pyrrhic victory | a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses |
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 |
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 |
V-day Victory Day | the day of a victory |
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 |