gainfully employed

idiom

: provided with a job that pays wages or salary
She hasn't been gainfully employed for a few years.

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Matthew McConaughey Maybe just maybe, football is an Uber Eats conspiracy to keep this dude gainfully employed? 12. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025 Their daughter, two years out of college and gainfully employed, lives with them. R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 With many workers gainfully employed that means worker’s compensation is being spent in the economy potentially driving inflation. Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025 In an interview with The New York Times, his father, Shamel Spencer, expressed shock at the allegations and said his son was a good kid and gainfully employed at a moving company. Thomas Tracey, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gainfully employed 

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“Gainfully employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gainfully%20employed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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