gain
verb (used with object)
to get (something desired), especially as a result of one's efforts: to gain permission to enter a country.
gainable
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a word derived from
gain.
Example Sentences
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If there is something to be gained, if it is gainable, no power on earth can restrain the forces that seek to gain it.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2015
