gainful

adjective

gain·ful ˈgān-fəl

Synonyms of gainful next

: productive of gain : profitable

gainful employment

gainfully

ˈgān-fə-lē

adverb

gainfulness noun

Examples of gainful in a Sentence

graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment

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The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths. —

Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024 The administration is calling these gainful employment and financial value transparency regulations. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024 Bauer-Wolf of New America said the setback with the latest gainful employment rule is concerning given the possibility of a second Trump administration. —

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 22 June 2024 Friday’s ruling arrives days after another federal judge in Texas denied a motion for preliminary injunction filed by two for-profit cosmetology schools seeking to block the gainful employment regulation. —

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