a brain drain



a brain drain

the movement of people with education and skills from their own country to another country where they are paid more for their work There is a brain drain of British mathematicians to the United States.
See also: brain, drain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Snorre-Norwegian
ÇAĞRi-Turkish
Sudarshan-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Elenorael-ə-NAWR-əEnglish
Navdeep-Indian (Sikh)
MarikeMAH-ree-kəDutch