general-purpose
adjective
gen·er·al-pur·pose
ˈjen-rəl-ˈpər-pəs 
ˈje-nə-
: suitable to be used for two or more basic purposes
Examples of general-purpose in a Sentence
a general-purpose glue for routine household repairs
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Most general-purpose insecticides will control them.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2025
Nearly half of all retail card applications are submitted by people with subprime or no credit scores, and the card companies behind them approve applications at a higher rate than for general-purpose cards, the CFPB said.
—Hugh Son,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Optimus is a humanoid, bipedal, general-purpose robot created by Tesla that can carry out activities that humans find tedious, repetitious, or hazardous.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
But for a general-purpose Mac antivirus that will get along with your other devices, Bitdefender Antivirus remains an Editors' Choice winner.
—PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2025
Nearly half of all retail card applications are submitted by people with subprime or no credit scores, and the card companies behind them approve applications at a higher rate than for general-purpose cards, the CFPB said.
—Hugh Son,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Optimus is a humanoid, bipedal, general-purpose robot created by Tesla that can carry out activities that humans find tedious, repetitious, or hazardous.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
But for a general-purpose Mac antivirus that will get along with your other devices, Bitdefender Antivirus remains an Editors' Choice winner.
—PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general-purpose. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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