adjective
- providing money or profit; profitable
Usage: often used with ’employment’
Examples
- She found gainful employment at the local bank.
- After months of searching, he secured gainful work in construction.
- The program helps veterans transition to gainful careers.
- Many students seek gainful summer jobs to pay for college.
- The new factory will provide gainful employment for hundreds of workers.
- He left his volunteer position to pursue gainful opportunities.