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multipurpose

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See also: multi-purpose

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ purpose.

Adjective

multipurpose

Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.
Synonym: multiuse

Alternative forms

multi-purpose

Derived terms

MPV

Related terms

multitool

Translations

having multiple uses

Bulgarian: многоцелеви (mnogocelevi)
Czech: víceúčelový (cs)
Finnish: monikäyttöinen, yleis-
French: polyvalent (fr), multifonction (fr), multi-usages (fr), à usages multiples
German: mehr zweck-
Japanese: 多目的 (ja) (tamokuteki)
Polish: wielozadaniowy (pl)
Portuguese: multiúso (pt), multiúsos
Romanian: polivalent (ro)
Russian: многоцелево́й (ru) (mnogocelevój)
Slovak: viacúčelový
Spanish: multiuso (es), multipropósito, polivalente (es)
Thai: สารพัดประโยชน์ (sǎa-rá-pát-bprà-yòot)
Vietnamese: đa năng, vạn năng (vi), nhiều mục đích

Further reading

multi-purpose, multipurpose at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
“multipurpose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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