multi-purpose

See also: multipurpose

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Latin multīder.

Middle English multi-

English multi-

English purpose

English multi-purpose

From multi- + purpose.

Adjective

multi-purpose

1. Alternative form of multipurpose.
   • 2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: MPV Seasonal Treatment”, in RAIL, number 940, page 48:

     In 2019, Balfour Beatty was awarded a five-year, £65 million contract to maintain and operate Network Rail's fleet of multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) to perform this task across Network Rail's Southern, Central and Anglia routes.