Meaning & use

multiuse

adjective·Everyday

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Designed or suitable for more than one purpose or function.

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The community center is a multiuse facility hosting sports, concerts, and town meetings.

They bought a multiuse tool that works as a screwdriver, wrench, and bottle opener.

A note on using this word

Common in urban planning and product design, where flexibility of function is often marketed as a selling point.

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Words with an opposite meaning

single-purpose

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