dual-purpose

[ doo-uhl-pur-puhs, dyoo- ]

adjective
  1. serving two functions: a dual-purpose database for research and teaching.

  2. (of cattle) bred for two purposes, as to provide beef and milk.

Origin of dual-purpose

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for dual-purpose

dual-purpose

adjective
  1. having or serving two functions

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