gain ground against (something)

In finance, especially regarding currency, to increase in value in comparison to something else. With Europe's economy still struggling to recover, the US Dollar continued to gain ground against the Euro on Friday.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GiosuÈ	jo-ZWE	Italian
Russell	RUS-əl	English
Isidora	ee-see-DHO-rah (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-rah (Italian), iz-i-DAWR-ə (English)	Serbian, Macedonian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Gr
Jurgis	-	Lithuanian
Alvilda	-	Danish (Rare)
Shari	SHER-ee, SHAR-ee	English