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
Smith	SMITH	English
Aetius	-	Ancient Roman
Malvina	[mæl'vi:nə]
Dimitrije	-	Serbian
Lashay	-	African American (Rare)
ÉVa	AY-vaw	Hungarian