gain

big, considerable, huge, major, real, significant, substantial

The company made substantial gains in market share after launching their new product line.

net, overall

The company reported a net gain of 2 million dollars in the last quarter.

ill-gotten

He spent all his ill-gotten gains on a fancy car that broke down after a month.

personal, private

She admitted that she had acted out of personal gain rather than helping her community.

commercial, economic, financial, material

My brother started a small business hoping for some commercial gain, but he enjoyed the work more than the money.

electoral, political

The ruling party celebrated significant political gains after the recent election results.

weight

After the holidays, he noticed a sudden weight gain and decided to start exercising more regularly.

efficiency, productivity

The company saw significant productivity gains after introducing the new software system.

bring (sb)

Working together on this project has brought significant gains for the entire team.

for ~

Some politicians make false promises for gain during election campaigns.

~ in

The company saw a significant gain in market share after launching their new product.

certainly, undoubtedly

Young people have undoubtedly gained valuable experience through volunteering in their community.

gradually, slowly

The small business slowly gained popularity after opening a second location downtown.

automatically

Working hard in school doesn't automatically gain you admission to the best universities.

stand to

Everyone who attends the training workshop stands to gain valuable new skills.

expect to, hope to

She hopes to gain more confidence by practicing her presentation skills regularly.

attempt to, seek to, strive to, try to

The students worked hard to gain admission to the university.

by

You won't gain anything by arguing with your boss about the decision.

from

I gained so much from working with experienced teachers during my first year.

have everything/much/little/a lot/nothing to gain/be gained

Trying the new sports club might be worth it since you have nothing to lose and much to gain.