# Purpose: noun

### Dictionary

> *"the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc."*

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### Cambridge Words

> *"why you do something or why something* [*exists*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exist)*"*

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### Merriam-Webster

> *"the reason why something is done or used"*
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> *"the aim or intention of something"*
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> *"the aim or goal of a person"*
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> *"the feeling of being determined to do or achieve something"*

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