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Practical Purpose Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is USE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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99%3Exact Match!
noun

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

98%8Exact Match!
noun

• (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

• what something is used for

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

• a relation such that one thing is dependent on another

• a formal or official social gathering or ceremony

• a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

verb

• perform as expected when applied

• serve a purpose, role, or function

• perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

53%9 Fit for a specific purpose or use
adjective

• concerned with actual use or practice

adjective satellite

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

• being actually such in almost every respect

• having or put to a practical purpose or use

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic05 May 2023 Across 28
The Guardian Quick04 May 2021 Down 7
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