as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
If colleges graduate more students into gainful employment, more borrowers can repay loans instead of defaulting.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Older boys and young men are falling behind at all levels of education (and, increasingly, are questioning the merits of it) and in gainful employment.
—Andrew Reiner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
An example is the programs that prepare people to leave correctional institutions for gainful employment.
—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
See All Example Sentences for gainful
Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Older boys and young men are falling behind at all levels of education (and, increasingly, are questioning the merits of it) and in gainful employment.
—Andrew Reiner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
An example is the programs that prepare people to leave correctional institutions for gainful employment.
—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
See All Example Sentences for gainful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
Adjective
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Almost every startup founder dreams of explosive growth and a lucrative exit.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In other words, competitors aren’t going to be bullied out of the market by Charter-Cox — especially in the lucrative mobile communications arena.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Developing dual-use defense capabilities is also important to encourage investment and create profitable business opportunities.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And of course, recycling is a big and profitable part of our business as well.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tensor will not be able to drive every street upon release, but plans to handle a worthwhile subset, such as highways and arterials in non-snowy places.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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By choosing to stay in Arlen, Hank and Peggy reaffirm King of the Hill’s core message: that belonging to a community is a worthwhile enterprise that requires ongoing commitment.—
Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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