BRAIN DRAIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does brain drain mean? • BRAIN DRAIN (noun)
The noun BRAIN DRAIN has 1 sense:
1. depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
Familiarity information: BRAIN DRAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRAIN DRAIN (noun)
Meaning:
Depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("brain drain" is a kind of...):
drain (a gradual depletion of energy or resources)
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