"fit for purpose" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "more fit for purpose",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most fit for purpose",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-adj"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "other",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 55",
          "text": "But what ScotRail has now is a superb train that is fit for purpose. Turbostars were OK, certainly one of the best of the late 1990s glut of new designs. But were they really a good travel experience for 180 miles from Glasgow to Inverness? No, they were not (and I speak from experience). These HSTs offer a much better train for such a journey.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appropriate, and of a necessary standard, for its intended use."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "standard",
          "standard"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British, Australia) appropriate, and of a necessary standard, for its intended use."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "acceptable"
        },
        {
          "word": "suitable"
        },
        {
          "word": "up to standard"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "British"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fit for purpose"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more fit for purpose",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most fit for purpose",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-adj"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "British English",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 55",
          "text": "But what ScotRail has now is a superb train that is fit for purpose. Turbostars were OK, certainly one of the best of the late 1990s glut of new designs. But were they really a good travel experience for 180 miles from Glasgow to Inverness? No, they were not (and I speak from experience). These HSTs offer a much better train for such a journey.",
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        }
      ],
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        "appropriate, and of a necessary standard, for its intended use."
      ],
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          "standard",
          "standard"
        ],
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          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
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        "(British, Australia) appropriate, and of a necessary standard, for its intended use."
      ],
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        "Australia",
        "British"
      ]
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "acceptable"
    },
    {
      "word": "suitable"
    },
    {
      "word": "up to standard"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fit for purpose"
}