gain by doing

gain something by doing something

to achieve some benefit by doing something. What did he gain by dropping out of school? I will gain some degree of security by investing in U.S. Treasury bonds.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Geir	-	Norwegian, Icelandic
Willoughby	['wiləbi]
Eugenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Sondra	SAWN-drə	English
Catrina	-	Irish, Scottish
Aviva	ah-VEEV-ah	Hebrew