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
Caris	KAHR-is	English (Rare)
Xanthippos	-	Ancient Greek
Hercules	HUR-kyə-leez (English)	Roman Mythology
Zhanna	ZHAH-nah	Russian
Columba	ko-LOOM-ba (Late Roman), kə-LUM-bə (English)	Late Roman
Taufik	-	Indonesian