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    gainful
    /ˈɡeɪnf(ʊ)l/

    adjective

    • 1. serving to increase wealth or resources; providing money or other benefit: "he soon found gainful employment"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAINFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    providing something useful such as money or work: The state is making great efforts to guide former welfare recipients into gainful employment.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gainfulGainful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GAINFUL is productive of gain : profitable. How to use gainful in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGAINFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    providing something useful such as money or work: The state is making great efforts to guide former welfare recipients into gainful employment.

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    Gainful definition: profitable; lucrative. See examples of GAINFUL used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGAINFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    GAINFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Summary Definitions Synonyms Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Sentences Grammar. Definition of 'gainful' Word Frequency. gainful. (geɪnfʊl ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you are in gainful employment, you have a job for which you are paid. [formal]

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › gainfulGainful - definition of gainful by The Free Dictionary

    Define gainful. gainful synonyms, gainful pronunciation, gainful translation, English dictionary definition of gainful. adj. Providing a gain; profitable: gainful employment. gain′ful·ly adv. gain′ful·ness n.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gainfulGainful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When something is gainful, it is profitable. In other words, it benefits or rewards the person who is doing it.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgainful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of gainful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › gainfulgainful | meaning of gainful in Longman Dictionary of...

    gainful meaning, definition, what is gainful: work or activity for which you are paid...: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordGAINFUL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "GAINFUL" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.