multipurpose
adjective
mul·ti·pur·pose
ˌməl-tē-ˈpər-pəs 
-ˌtī-
: serving or able to serve more than one purpose
a multipurpose tool
multipurpose rooms
a multi-purpose cleaner
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Under Fok, the PRIDE Center moved to a multipurpose suite on the second floor of the union in September 2024.
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Heading up the wooden stairs, the upper deck centers around a sprawling multipurpose space that can be used as a dining area, media room, or playroom.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Don’t buy: Single-purpose travel tech Grabbing a multipurpose gadget is basically getting two things for the price of one, and buying it on Prime Day means even more savings.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
But the santoku itself was a multipurpose knife designed after three more traditional knife styles—one of which was the nakiri, a short cleaver-style knife used for chopping vegetables.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2025
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Heading up the wooden stairs, the upper deck centers around a sprawling multipurpose space that can be used as a dining area, media room, or playroom.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Don’t buy: Single-purpose travel tech Grabbing a multipurpose gadget is basically getting two things for the price of one, and buying it on Prime Day means even more savings.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
But the santoku itself was a multipurpose knife designed after three more traditional knife styles—one of which was the nakiri, a short cleaver-style knife used for chopping vegetables.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for multipurpose
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“Multipurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipurpose. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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