See Also: gain(4)(dictionary)
gain(2)(dictionary)
Net after-tax gain(money)
gain(5)(dictionary)
gain-(7)(dictionary)
Gain(money)
gain(1)(dictionary)
GAIN(law)
gain(3)(dictionary)
Gain(finance)

gain(1) (iou)



gain adjective. obsolete exc. dial. LOE.
[Old Norse gagn, gegn straight, direct, favourable, helpful, from Germanic.]
Of a road or direction: near, straight. Esp. in superl., as the gainest way. LOE.
(Of a person) willing, kindly; (of a thing) available, useful, convenient. ME.