Gain
Take
Take noun - The total amount collected or obtained especially at one time.
Usage example: who will win the poker tournament and collect the whole take?
Gain is a synonym for take in get topic. Sometimes you can use "Gain" instead the word "Take" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as receive, revenue, obtain, buy.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good gain | good take |
| clear | clear gain | clear take |
| normal | normal gain | normal take |
| direct | direct gain | direct take |
| Other adjectives: original, true, obvious, actual, real, massive, big, great, enormous, huge, little, personal, major, negative, triple. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards: Wizards take longer to gain power, but gain more power in the end.
Source: Power at a Price - In Back to the Future Part II, Marty decides to take a sports almanac back to the past for financial gain.
Source: Personal Gain Hurts -
While you don't fail outright if you take too long, you can easily burn more cash than you gain if you take too long.
Source: Video Game / Armored Core
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