gain on
phrasal verb
gained on; gaining on; gains on
: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)
She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.
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Ukraine’s gains on that agreement may portend well for peace talks, said Nataliia Shapoval, the head of the KSE Institute, a prominent Kyiv think tank.
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Michael Crowley, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The latest quarter included a $220 million gain on the settlement of antitrust litigation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
The average gain on my recommendations in this series has been 16.01%, almost double the 8.16% average for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noninterest income rose to $1.9 million from a loss of $1.2 million, primarily due to a $1.2 million gain on the sale of mortgage loans, and the absence of a securities sale loss incurred in 2023.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Michael Crowley, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The latest quarter included a $220 million gain on the settlement of antitrust litigation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
The average gain on my recommendations in this series has been 16.01%, almost double the 8.16% average for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noninterest income rose to $1.9 million from a loss of $1.2 million, primarily due to a $1.2 million gain on the sale of mortgage loans, and the absence of a securities sale loss incurred in 2023.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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