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gainful

[ geyn-fuh l ]

/ ˈgeɪn fəl /

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adjective

profitable; lucrative: gainful employment.

Origin of gainful

First recorded in 1545–55; gain¹ + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM gainful

gain·ful·ly, adverb gain·ful·ness, noun un·gain·ful, adjective un·gain·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby gainful

gain, gain ground, gainer, gaines, gainesville, gainful, gaingiving, gainings, gainless, gainly, gains

Example sentences from the Web for gainful

College gives way to the greater demands of grad school, gainful employment, and career planning.

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What was our status in the business pursuits and gainful occupations at that time?

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Gainful corporations have no such power unless it has been granted by their charter or by statute.

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Be a judge's man; they are the bravest nowadays, or a cardinal's pander—that were a good profession, and gainful.

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Again it is the devotee of mammon, in search of gainful traffic or golden fleece.

The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen |B. F. De Costa
The industrial woman should stand unqualifiedly for the exclusion of children from gainful pursuits.

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British Dictionary definitions for gainful

gainful

/ (ˈɡeɪnfʊl) /

adjective

profitable; lucrative gainful employment

Derived forms of gainful

gainfully, adverb gainfulness, noun