gain vs accretion
accretion vs gaingain and accretion both are nouns.
gain is a verb but accretion is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| accretion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
accretion is a hyponym of
gain; that is, accretion is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
gain:
- gain: a quantity that is added
- accretion: something contributing to growth or increase
| gain (noun) | accretion (noun) |
|---|---|
| the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input | (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) |
| the advantageous quality of being beneficial | an increase by natural growth or addition |
| the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating | (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment |
| a quantity that is added | (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles |
| (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases | |
| something contributing to growth or increase |
| gain (verb) | accretion (verb) |
|---|---|
| increase (one's body weight) | |
| rise in rate or price | |
| increase or develop | |
| obtain advantages, such as points, etc. | |
| reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
| earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
| win something through one's efforts | |
| derive a benefit from | |
| obtain |
Words related to "gain"
- access
- account
- accretion
- acquire
- addition
- advance
- advantage
- amount
- amount of money
- amplification
- arrive at
- attain
- bear
- benefit
- bottom out
- breast
- bring home
- bring in
- capitalise
- capitalize
- cash in on
- catch up
- change state
- clear
- climb
- come through
- cozen
- culminate
- derive
- draw
- earn
- eke out
- fall back
- fill out
- financial gain
- find
- flesh out
- gain ground
- gainer
- gainfulness
- gather
- get
- get ahead
- get at
- get through
- go
- gross
- ground
- hit
- increase
- increment
- indefinite quantity
- locomote
- loop gain
- loss
- lucrativeness
- make
- make headway
- mount
- move
- net
- obtain
- pack on
- paper profit
- pay
- peak
- profit
- profitability
- profitableness
- profiteer
- pull ahead
- pull in
- put on
- pyramid
- rack up
- rake in
- rake off
- reach
- realise
- realize
- reap
- reduce
- rise
- round
- run aground
- sack
- sack up
- scale
- score
- shovel in
- squeeze out
- steal
- sum
- sum of money
- summit
- surmount
- take advantage
- take home
- take in
- tally
- top
- top out
- travel
- turn
- turn a profit
- vantage
- wax
- win
- yield
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