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gainfully employed

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Definition of gainfully employed

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

Word by Word Definitions

gainful play gainfully

  1. : productive of gain : profitable

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employ play employed

  1. : to make use of (someone or something inactive)

  2. : to use (something, such as time) advantageously

  3. : to use or engage the services of

  1. : use, purpose

  2. : occupation, job

  3. : the state of being employed

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