(economics) A tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset.

Synonym of ill-gotten gains

plural of capital gains tax

One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.

Increase in weight, usually of a person or animal.

(economics) An increase in the value of a capital asset / (business, finance) An amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner.

(rugby) an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.

An increase in the number of skilled workers in a country as a result of immigration.

Alternative spelling of brain gain

Alternative spelling of gainsharing