gainfulEnglishOxford English Thesaurusgainful adjective they see no prospect of finding gainful employment: profitable, paid, well paid, remunerative, lucrative, moneymaking, financially rewarding; rewarding, fruitful, worthwhile, useful, productive, constructive, beneficial, advantageous, valuable; rare fructuous.gainful Oxford Dictionary of English
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