gainful

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gainful
    adj 1: yielding a fair profit [syn: {gainful}, {paid}, {paying}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gainful \Gain"ful\, a.
   Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. "A gainful speculation."
   --Macaulay. -- {Gain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Gain"ful*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gainful":
      advantageous, banausic, beneficial, breadwinning, fat, fruitful,
      generous, good, lucrative, lush, moneymaking, of value, paying,
      productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, rich, satisfying,
      substantial, useful, valuable, well, well-paying, well-spent,
      worthwhile, yielding a return

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