Gain and Odds

Gain

Gain noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Odds and gain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Odds" instead a noun "Gain".

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

Odds noun - A measure of how often an event will occur instead of another.

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Gain and odds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gain" instead a noun "Odds".

good	good gain	good odds
high	high gain	high odds
low	low gain	low odds
clear	clear gain	clear odds
Other adjectives: better, considerable, small, actual, constant, massive, great, enormous, huge, little, personal, few, maximum, higher.

The setup favors the player, as the potential gain from this minigame will almost always be higher than the potential loss, and the odds of both a gain and a loss are equal.

Source: Money Multiplier
However, these complications allow the heroes to gain "Hero Points", which they can use to shift the odds in their favor or gain temporary bonuses, so when the final fight rolls around, everyone's at their best.

Source: You Can't Thwart Stage One
Was introduced to the Wild West in the 1800s, but did not gain popularity as the odds were apparently murderous.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Non Video Game Examples

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