multipurpose

adjective

mul·​ti·​pur·​pose ˌməl-tē-ˈpər-pəs How to pronounce multipurpose (audio)
-ˌtī-
: serving or able to serve more than one purpose
a multipurpose tool
multipurpose rooms
a multi-purpose cleaner

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Updated playgrounds, new parking north and east of the school, and turning the existing multipurpose room/cafeteria and adjacent classrooms into a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lab and music and art classrooms is proposed, as well. Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025 Make Up For Ever’s multipurpose pencil is a beauty bag mainstay that can accomplish it all. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025 As demonstrations over the war in Gaza were taking place, the school began requiring an N.Y.U. ID to access the public atrium of the school’s multipurpose Paulson Center building. Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 The event will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on April 25 in the multipurpose room of the Anaheim Central Library, 500 W. Broadway. Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multipurpose

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multipurpose was in 1869

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“Multipurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipurpose. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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multipurpose

adjective
mul·​ti·​pur·​pose
ˌməl-ti-ˈpər-pəs,
-ˌtī-
: having more than one use
multipurpose furniture

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