all-purpose
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of all-purpose
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s betting on strong demand for enterprise AI products that make up for their lack of all-purpose power with task-specific customization.
The government is expected to announce in March whether Essex will go from two layers of 15 authorities to between three and five all-purpose unitary councils.
From BBC
I started making pancakes with thinner and thinner batter, and replaced all-purpose flour with glutinous rice flour.
Each starter began with one of three substrates: all-purpose flour, bread flour or whole wheat flour.
From Science Daily
GPUs are all-purpose AI chips: They can be used both for training AI models as well as running those models for chatbots, image generation, and the like.
From Barron's
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.