gainful — Providing profit, advantage, or benefit, especially in terms of employment or financial return. Something that produces worthwhile results or income.
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: Providing profit, advantage, or benefit, especially in terms of employment or financial return. Something that produces worthwhile results or income.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡeɪnfəl/
Korean meaning: 이익이 되는, 유익한
Korean pronunciation: 게인-풀 (강세: 게인)
Example Sentences
- After graduation, he was eager to find gainful employment instead of living in his parents' basement.
- The artist finally turned her hobby into gainful work by selling paintings online.
- His mother kept asking when he would find gainful employment, reminding him daily that Netflix isn't a career.
gainful
ADJECTIVE//ˈɡeɪnfəl//
Providing profit, advantage, or benefit, especially in terms of employment or financial return. Something that produces worthwhile results or income.
Providing profit, advantage, or benefit, especially in terms of employment or financial return. Something that produces worthwhile results or income.
Gainful success makes critics painful and disdainful!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English, combining 'gain' (profit, advantage) with the suffix '-ful'. The word 'gain' itself comes from Old French 'gaaigne' meaning 'profit or booty'.
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📝Examples
“After graduation, he was eager to find gainful employment instead of living in his parents' basement.”
“The artist finally turned her hobby into gainful work by selling paintings online.”
“His mother kept asking when he would find gainful employment, reminding him daily that Netflix isn't a career.”
“Many college graduates struggle to find gainful employment in their field of study.”
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