ill-gotten gain

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• ill gotten goods never thrive — Cf. CICERO Philippica II. xxvii. 65 male parta, male dilabuntur, things ill gotten slip away in evil ways. A less colourful saying on the same theme as what is got over the devil’s back is spent under his belly. 1519 W. HORMAN Vulgaria 77 Euyll… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• ill-gotten — adj. Ill gotten is used with these nouns: ↑gain …   Collocations dictionary

• gain — A profit on a securities transaction recognized by selling a security for more than the security originally cost. The gain is the difference between the cost and the sale. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. gain gain 1 [geɪn] …   Financial and business terms

• gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, huge, impressive, major, real, significant, spectacular …   Collocations dictionary

• gain — I n. 1) to make gains (in recent years minority groups have made considerable political gains) 2) to consolidate one s gains 3) to nullify a gain 4) a considerable, enormous, notable, substantial, tremendous; tangible gain 5) ill gotten gains 6)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• gain — 1 /geIn/ verb 1 GET STH (T) to obtain or achieve something important or valuable: She gained high grades in English and Math. | After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed Ghana . | when radical left parties gained control of local… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gain — I UK [ɡeɪn] / US verb Word forms gain : present tense I/you/we/they gain he/she/it gains present participle gaining past tense gained past participle gained *** 1) a) [transitive] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of… …   English dictionary

• gain — gain1 [ geın ] verb *** ▸ 1 get/achieve something ▸ 2 get benefit/advantage ▸ 3 increase in value ▸ 4 when clock goes too fast ▸ 5 arrive somewhere ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gain*/*/*/ — [geɪn] verb I 1) [T] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort Bolivia gained independence from Spain in 1825.[/ex] Her theories have only recently gained acceptance.[/ex] He gained entry to the building by showing a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Serenity (Firefly vessel) — Infobox Fictional Spacecraft name = Serenity colour =Television colour|Firefly caption = Serenity in orbit first = The Train Job [This is by air date. In the intended series order (as well as the DVD presentation order) the first appearance would …   Wikipedia