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brain drain

noun

: a situation in which many educated or professional people leave a particular place or profession and move to another one that gives them better pay or living conditions

Full Definition of BRAIN DRAIN

:  the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions
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First Known Use of BRAIN DRAIN

1963

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