Collocations for gain - noun

big, considerable, huge, major, real, significant, substantial
This change in the tax system will mean big gains for some companies.

modest, small | long-term, short-term | potential | pre-tax | net, overall
Labour made an overall gain of 39 seats.

ill-gotten
She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left.

personal, private
using the investments for their private gain

commercial, economic, financial, material
There will be no financial gain for mothers from this new system.

electoral, political
the far right made huge electoral gains

military, territorial | weight
She was most upset by her recent weight gain.

efficiency, productivity
There is still scope for efficiency gains (= gains to be made by being more efficient).

make | bring (sb)
Better workplace design can bring real gains in productivity.

for ~
It''s amazing what some people will do for gain.

~ from
£3.9 million gains from the sale of stock

~ in
Last year there was only a modest gain in earnings.