Definitions for purposes
pur·pos·es

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1. purposes

   Plural form of the word purpose.

   Her purpose is to be a mother in the home and her other purposes include to be a wife to her husband and Director of a social enterprise.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 24, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'purposes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1764

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'purposes' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2745

How to pronounce purposes?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say purposes in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purposes in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purposes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of purposes in a Sentence

1. Michael Cohen:

   It was my experience that Mr. Trump inflated his total assets when it served his purposes, such as trying to be listed among the wealthiest people in Forbes, and deflated his assets to reduce his real estate taxes.

2. Ana María Gazmuri:

   It's very exciting for me just to think about all of these wonderful plants that are growing are going to improve the quality of life of many people around our country. That's the bottom line. We have heard of many stories, many cases and we know, we clearly know, how using cannabis for medicinal purposes when fighting against a serious disease can make a great difference.

3. Attorney General William Barr:

   Were talking about people hoarding these goods and materials on an industrial scale for the purposes of manipulating the market and ultimately driving windfall profits.

4. William Housey:

   We've written language into our prospectus that allows us to go to 100 percent cash for defensive purposes, we have written the documents to give us as much flexibility as possible to weather a potential liquidity storm because we have to be thoughtful about the risks.

5. Ethical Traveler report:

   We fully support Vanuatu's citizens in their rebuilding efforts but do not believe their infrastructure can handle an influx of tourists at this time, palau, another small Pacific island that has been a fixture on our list, was omitted this year. In order to reclaim their long-held spot they must show clear and verified progress in the fight to end human trafficking, for both domestic labor and sex purposes.

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