gainful
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈɡeɪn.fəl/
:
rentable
- The expectation is for gainful employment in a field that is meaningful to the individual.
- gainful employment
- gainful activities
So being a practical guy, I think I can do this, but I'm the one who's going to have to call the shots because I have gainful employment.
- So being a practical guy, I think I can do this, but I'm the one who's going to have to call the shots because I have gainful employment.
Examples
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After graduating, she was eager to find gainful employment that would help her pay off her student loans.
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Graduates of the Miami Lighthouse program have experienced significant successes in obtaining gainful employment in the music production industry.
Academic text (2010) -
Got to get this guy some gainful employment, get a job.
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And it was great and it was fun and it was gainful employment.
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Oh, yeah, well gainful employment is pretty good for most people.
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Women were needed in the labor market, and women needed gainful employment in order to maintain the family living standard.
Academic text (1991) -
And without gainful employment, there is no entry into the core social security system.
Academic text (1991) -
You will find gainful and sustained employment.
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As we send our religious studies graduates out into the world of gainful employment, it might be useful.
Blog text (5) -
When I acquire some gainful employment... ...I am going to send for my wife and two sons.
Synonyms
191
3.8
Makes more money than it costs
105
5.6
Making a lot of money from work or business
A job or activity that gives money for the work you do
Antonyms
How Profitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gainful comes from the simple word gain, meaning 'profit' or 'something you get', plus the ending -ful meaning 'full of'; so gainful literally means 'full of gain', which is why it describes work or activity that makes money or is profitable.