Gainful


[geyn-fuh l] /ˈgeɪn fəl/

adjective
1.
profitable; lucrative:
gainful employment.
/ˈɡeɪnfʊl/
adjective
1.
profitable; lucrative: gainful employment
adj.

1540s (implied in gainfully), from gain + -ful. Phrase gainfully employed attested from 1796.

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