Gain vs. Purchase — What's the Difference?

Obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable)

Acquire (something) by paying for it; buy

Reach or arrive at (a destination)

Haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever.

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

The action of buying something

An increase in wealth or resources

Firm contact or grip

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

To obtain in exchange for money or its equivalent; buy.

To come into possession or use of; acquire

To acquire by effort; earn

To attain in competition or struggle; win

To pull or haul by means of a mechanical device, such as a winch.

To obtain through effort or merit; achieve

The act or an instance of buying

To secure as profit or reward; earn

Something bought

To manage to achieve an increase of

A hold or position that allows the application of power, as in moving something

To increase by (a specific amount)

A device, such as a pulley, used to obtain mechanical advantage.

To come to; reach

A means or advantage that allows the increase of power or influence.

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

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

To increase; grow

That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

To become better; improve

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit

(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)

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

A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.

To put on weight

Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.

To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.

To cut out a gain in.

The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.

To join by or fit into a gain.

Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

Something gained or acquired

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.

Progress; advancement

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

The act of acquiring; attainment.

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.

An increase in amount or degree

To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

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

To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.

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

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.

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

To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

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

To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.

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

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.

(transitive) To increase.

To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

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

To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.

(transitive) To reach.

To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.

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

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.

(intransitive) To put on weight.

To acquire wealth or property.

(of a clock or watch) To run fast.

The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.

The act of gaining; acquisition.

The act of seeking and acquiring property.

The thing or things gained.

The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

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

That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

(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.

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

(obsolete) Against.

Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.

(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.

Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.

The acquisition of something for payment;

(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.

Something acquired by purchase

(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.

A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage;

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

The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.

Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;

(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);