dual-purpose

American  

[doo-uhl-pur-puhs, dyoo-] / ˈdu əlˈpɜr pəs, ˈdyu- /

adjective

1. serving two functions.

   a dual-purpose database for research and teaching.

2. (of cattle) bred for two purposes, as to provide beef and milk.

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dual-purpose British  

adjective

1. having or serving two functions

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Etymology

Origin of dual-purpose

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Christian McCaffrey has been carrying the 49ers along and looks back to his dual-purpose best - sitting seventh in receiving, ninth in rushing and first in combined yardage.

From BBC

The dual-purpose nature of the industrial base means that the American consumer funds the Chinese war fighter.

From The Wall Street Journal

They include military parades by the Russian settlement to mark their commemorations for the end of World War Two, the flying of a Soviet flag over Russian infrastructure, and growing suspicion that the Chinese have made their Svalbard research station dual-purpose - for military espionage.

From BBC

Also to the Jeep’s advantage is its dual-purpose nature; it’s equally at home on paved surfaces or when venturing off-road.

From Seattle Times

With an efficiency apartment, the rooms are created by walls and there is very little opportunity to make a dual-purpose room out of any of the space in an efficiency apartment.

From Encyclopedia.com