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
Eysteinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Ioanna	-	Greek, Biblical Greek
Farrar	['færə]
Kalysta	kə-LIS-tə	English (Rare)
Sara	['sa:rə]
Merryn	-	Cornish