multipurpose

See also: multi-purpose

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ purpose.

Adjective

multipurpose

1. Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.

   Synonym: multiuse

Derived terms

• MPV

Related terms

• multitool

 

Translations

having multiple uses

• Bulgarian: многоцелеви (mnogocelevi)
• Czech: víceúčelový (cs)
• Finnish: monikäyttöinen, yleis-
• French: polyvalent (fr), multifonction (fr), multi-usages (fr), à usages multiples
• German: mehrzweck-
• Japanese: 多目的 (ja) (tamokuteki)
• Polish: wielozadaniowy (pl)
• Portuguese: multiúso (pt), multiúsos
• Romanian: polivalent (ro)
• Russian: многоцелево́й (ru) (mnogocelevój)
• Slovak: viacúčelový
• Spanish: multiuso (es), multipropósito, polivalente (es)
• Thai: สารพัดประโยชน์ (sǎa-rá-pát-bprà-yòot)
• Vietnamese: đa năng, vạn năng (vi), nhiều mục đích

Further reading

• multi-purpose, multipurpose at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “multipurpose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.