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all-purpose
[ awl-pur-puhs ]
/ ˈɔlˈpɜr pəs /
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adjective
for every purpose: an all-purpose detergent.
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Origin of all-purpose
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby all-purpose
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British Dictionary definitions for all-purpose
all-purpose
adjective
useful for many things
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