gainful
pronunciation
How to pronounce gainful in British English:
UK [ˈɡeɪnfl]
How to pronounce gainful in American English:
US [ˈɡeɪnfl]
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- Adjective:
- yielding a fair profit
Word Origin
- gainful (adj.)
- "producing profit or advantage," 1550s, from gain (n.) + -ful. Phrase gainfully employed attested from 1796. Related: Gainfully (1540s).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Gainful employment : put your mind to work in the right way and it could repay you with an impressive bonus
- 2. If your prices are gainful , I can area the array right away .
- 3. Training for rural gainful activities ;
- 4. But unlike you , she has no expectation that her degree will lead to gainful employment .
- 5. Many graduates tell of months spent in search of gainful employment .