gainfully employed

idiom

: provided with a job that pays wages or salary
She hasn't been gainfully employed for a few years.

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Many House Republicans say that’s OK with them because taxpayers could reel in savings when current beneficiaries could be gainfully employed. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 19 May 2025 Now gainfully employed in the tech sector alongside her husband, Emanuele said that, even with two solid incomes, the prospect of owning a second property is unrealistic. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 Pillay’s father was gainfully employed as a pharmacist, the judge said. City News Service, Oc Register, 3 June 2025 He is gainfully employed as an orderly at an elder care facility. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gainfully employed

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“Gainfully employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gainfully%20employed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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