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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The streaming giant reported its biggest ever quarterly subscriber gain on Tuesday, drawing 19 million new customers and booking $10 billion in operating profit for the fourth quarter.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
However, the stock only averages a 0.3% gain on earnings days.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Preliminary 2024 sales reported earlier this week actually showed a 12.2 percent gain on 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
It’s expected to sport a sizable gain on the Billboard charts dated Jan. 25 (Jan. 10-16), following its first full week of tracking.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
However, the stock only averages a 0.3% gain on earnings days.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Preliminary 2024 sales reported earlier this week actually showed a 12.2 percent gain on 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
It’s expected to sport a sizable gain on the Billboard charts dated Jan. 25 (Jan. 10-16), following its first full week of tracking.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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