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brain gain

noun

  1. an increase in the number of highly trained, foreign-born professionals entering a country to live and work where greater opportunities are offered.


brain gain

noun

  1. informal.
    the immigration into a country of scientists, technologists, academics, etc, attracted by better pay, equipment, or conditions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brain gain1

First recorded in 1965–70; modeled on brain drain

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