Gain vs. Increase — What's the Difference?

Obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable)

To become greater or larger.

Reach or arrive at (a destination)

To multiply; reproduce.

Increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed)

To make greater or larger.

An increase in wealth or resources

The act of increasing

The factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm

The amount or rate by which something is increased

To come into possession or use of; acquire

(Obsolete) Reproduction and spread; propagation.

To attain in competition or struggle; win

(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

To obtain through effort or merit; achieve

(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

To secure as profit or reward; earn

To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

To manage to achieve an increase of

To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

To increase by (a specific amount)

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

To come to; reach

For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece

Offspring, progeny

To increase; grow

(knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

To become better; improve

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; - opposed to decrease.

To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit

To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

To move closer to a person or thing that is moving ahead; close a gap

To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.

To put on weight

To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.

To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.

To cut out a gain in.

That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.

To join by or fit into a gain.

Progeny; issue; offspring.

Something gained or acquired

Generation.

Progress; advancement

The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; - said of the moon.

The act of acquiring; attainment.

A quantity that is added;

An increase in amount or degree

A change resulting in an increase;

(Electronics) An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important;

The reflectivity of a projection screen, usually expressed relative to the reflectivity of a standard surface of magnesium carbonate.

The amount by which something increases;

A notch or mortise cut into a board to receive another part.

The act of increasing something;

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

Become bigger or greater in amount;

(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.

Make bigger or more;

To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.

(transitive) To increase.

(intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.

(transitive) To reach.

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

(intransitive) To put on weight.

(of a clock or watch) To run fast.

The act of gaining; acquisition.

The thing or things gained.

(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

(architecture) A square or bevelled 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.

(obsolete) Against.

(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.

(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.

(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.

(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.

(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.

(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.

(dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.

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.

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.

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

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;

The advantageous quality of being beneficial

The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

Obtain;

Win something through one's efforts;

Derive a benefit from;

Reach a destination, either real or abstract;

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;

Rise in rate or price;

Increase in;

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

Increase (one's body weight);