purpose
noun
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
purposes
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pluralof purpose.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Barr, who was involved in building the LHC, recognized that the enormous collider could serve purposes beyond the search for new particles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The agency encourages property owners to remove certain trees around homes for defensible-space purposes and works to thin forests throughout the Tahoe Basin to reduce wildfire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The criteria includes someone being declared resident for tax purposes if they have lived in the UK for at least 183 days in the tax year.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Tuesday Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic with a warning, viewed by millions, that AI will soon be able to hack any system and mobilize “real power and resources” for malign purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Although training purposes was just code for, You screwed up again, Regan; get it right this time.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
