as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
An example is the programs that prepare people to leave correctional institutions for gainful employment.
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Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
To qualify, borrowers must be unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical condition that is either terminal or has persisted for the last five years, or is expected to continue for another five years.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Addiction Recovery Care treats substance abuse disorders, and then trains those recovering from substance abuse for gainful employment.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a program that can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
To qualify, borrowers must be unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical condition that is either terminal or has persisted for the last five years, or is expected to continue for another five years.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Addiction Recovery Care treats substance abuse disorders, and then trains those recovering from substance abuse for gainful employment.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a program that can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gainful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
Adjective
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Additionally, hospitals strategically manage their patient mix to game the 340B eligibility criteria and expand into wealthier neighborhoods to capture lucrative outpatient drug margins.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Dynamic is his attempt to bring that system to the U.S. Most of the kids at Dynamic won’t make the N.B.A., but all of them could play for major college programs—and big-time college basketball is a lucrative endeavor in itself.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Knowing where your food comes from is a privilege worth paying for if one can, and tracking its journey, from field to fork, is a profitable business.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Parks aren’t profitable, museums are empty, and the fine citizens of DUMBO just honk their horns at each other when a massive herbivore escapes from the zoo for a nap under the Brooklyn Bridge.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Each will take some advance planning, but the effort will be worthwhile to ensure a satisfying dining experience and no hard feelings among friends.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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One last point: We are not convinced the Pac-12’s media deal will generate enough annually to make the move worthwhile for Memphis, even in a football-only fashion.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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