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gainfulness

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gain·ful  (gnfl)
adj.
Providing a gain; profitable: gainful employment.

gainful·ly adv.
gainful·ness n.
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Noun1.gainfulness - the quality of affording gain or benefit or profitgainfulness - the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
gain, profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial


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As Veblen put it, in analyzing the passage from the old regime to the new industrial state, "the gainfulness of business traffic increases, and the middle (business) class grows along with it.
 
 
 
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