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. David Uhlmann:

   If the software were installed for other purposes, Volkswagen would not have a defense in any civil penalty action but could in a criminal case.

2. David Maurstad:

   The dollars can be used for multiple purposes, depending upon the community, buyouts may make more sense than in other communities. In some communities, elevation may make more sense than relocation.

3. Abigail Harding:

   We had always [all] our lives been told -- it wasn't true -- that Nan released that book for smear purposes, that Harding had mumps and was sterile, i said OK, and I'd repeat that answer -- I remember -- when people were asking.

4. Leana Wen:

   If you have symptoms or were substantially exposed to someone with Covid-19, you should go get a PCR test. That's the gold standard, the at-home antigen tests should be used, ideally, when you are asymptomatic and the likelihood of you having Covid is pretty low, but you're using it for assurance purposes.

5. 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.

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