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câștig

gain /kɨʃˈtig/

noun#1003 most common

Also: profit, earnings, winnings

Example sentences

Câștigul este mic.
The gain is small.
Am un câștig frumos în fiecare lună.
I have a nice profit every month.
Compania a raportat un câștig mare anul acesta.
The company reported a large profit this year.
Câștigurile din loterie sunt impozitate.
Lottery winnings are taxed.
Investitorii speră la un câștig rapid pe bursă.
Investors hope for a quick gain on the stock market.
Distribuirea inechitabilă a câștigurilor a alimentat nemulțumirea socială.
The unequal distribution of gains fueled social discontent.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativecâștigulcâștigurile
Genitivecâștiguluicâștigurilor
Accusativecâștigulcâștigurile
Vocativecâștigulecâștigurilor

Word family

a câștigato win, to earn
câștigătorwinner, winningcâștigatwon, earned
necâștigatunwon, not earned

Etymology

Câștig is a noun built directly from the verb a câștiga, meaning to win or to earn. Unlike most core Romanian vocabulary, this verb is not inherited from Latin. Romanian etymological dictionaries generally trace it to Cuman, a Turkic language once spoken by nomadic groups in medieval Romania, which would make it an outlier among the language's basic words.

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