by-purpose

noun

An indirect or concealed purpose or design.

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Meanings

nounby-purpose (plural by-purposes)

plural by-purposes

  1. An indirect or concealed purpose or design.

Origin

From by- + purpose.

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APA

by-purpose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-purpose

MLA

“by-purpose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-purpose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by-purpose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-purpose.

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