livelihood / breadwinner

(figuratively) to gain ground

a surname, Gagnon of Québécois origin / Gagnon (a ghost town in Quebec, Canada)

a surname

sore winner

Alternative form of gagner au change

(informal) to be better off for it, to come out better off

to save time, to gain time / to buy time, to play for time, to stall for time, to use delaying tactics

loss of earnings, loss of profit, profit loss, lost profits, shortfall, deficiency, loss of income

to earn one's corn, to earn a living, to make a living