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    gain·ful
    /ˈɡānf(ə)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

    Gainful means providing money or something else that is useful, such as work or income. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and related words.

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

    Learn the meaning of gainful, an adjective that means productive of gain or profitable. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for gainful.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gainfulGAINFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  5. 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.

  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.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.

  8. 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.