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. Richard Xu:

   We notice a rise in gold investment whenever there's concern over yuan depreciation, buying gold also helps investors avoid risks in equities. It serves double purposes.

2. Adam Kraut:

   The right of individuals to self-manufactured arms for self-defense and other lawful purposes is part and parcel of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and an important front in the battle to secure fundamental rights against abusive government regulations like San Diego's unconstitutional ban.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   Most presidents have used (White House) Oval Office addresses for noble purposes. This president just used the backdrop of the Oval Office to manufacture a crisis, stoke fear and divert attention from the turmoil in his administration.

4. Andrew Cuomo:

   You have states that have legalized it now…. It is no longer a question of legal or illegal. It’s legal in Massachusetts. It may be legal in New Jersey. Which means for all intents and purposes it’s going to be here anyway.

5. Dmitry Suslov:

   Taking into consideration the scale of the sanctions, I do not see any prudent way for Russia to stop this military operation unless the military and political purposes are realized, because from the Russian perspective, the West has already exhausted the potential to influence Russia. There is nothing more that the West can do..

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