gain vs surrender

gain

verb
  • To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress. 

  • To increase. 

  • To reach. 

  • To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. 

  • To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual. 

  • To put on weight. 

  • To run fast. 

  • To acquire possession of. 

adv
  • Tolerably; fairly. 

  • Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately. 

noun
  • The thing or things gained. 

  • The factor by which a signal is multiplied. 

  • The act of gaining; acquisition. 

  • A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. 

adj
  • Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous. 

  • Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap. 

surrender

verb
  • To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc. 

  • To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy. 

  • To give up into the power, control, or possession of another. 

  • To give up possession of; to yield; to resign. 

  • For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value. 

  • To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet. 

  • To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in. 

noun
  • An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation. 

  • The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand. 

  • The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists. 

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