"all-purpose" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} all-purpose (not comparable)
  1. for all purposes; general-purpose Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: multi-purpose Derived forms: all-purpose cleaner, all-purpose flour Translations (for all purposes): yleis- (Finnish), yleiskäyttöinen (Finnish), tout-usage [feminine, masculine] (French), multi-usages (French), tous usages (French), tout usage (French), universel [masculine] (French), polyvalent [masculine] (French), à usages multiples (French), Allzweck- (note: in compound words) (German), vạn năng (Vietnamese), nhiều mục đích (Vietnamese), đa năng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-all-purpose-en-adj--I4cQt~m

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      "sense": "for all purposes",
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