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
Severin	ZE-ve-reen (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Katheryn	KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin	English
Thelma	THEL-mə	English
Bettina (1)	be-TEE-nah	German
NikŠA	-	Croatian
Rodger	['rɔdʒə]