Alternative to Gain Crossword Clue

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Alternative to Gain Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. there are usually two high and two low tides each day
2. something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
(verb)
1. rise or move forward
2. be carried with the tide

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
GAIN (noun)
1. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
2. a quantity that is added
GAIN (verb)
1. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
2. increase or develop

Hint 3: Anagram

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