Collocations for purpose - noun

limited | chief, main, primary, prime, principal | true | sole | practical, useful
These bars serve no useful purpose.

general
a general-purpose cleaning fluid

common
a group of individuals sharing a common purpose

particular, special, specific | dual
a toy with the dual purpose of entertaining and developing memory skills

stated | social
the view that art should serve a social purpose

have | lack | accomplish, achieve, fulfil, serve
The scheme achieved its primary purpose, if nothing else.

for a/the ~
I put the chair there for a purpose. | a measure introduced for the purpose of protecting the interests of investors

on ~
(= intentionally) He slammed the door on purpose.

at cross purposes
(= not understanding or having the same aims, etc. as each other) I finally realized that we were talking at cross purposes.

for/with the express purpose of sth
The school was founded with the express purpose of teaching deaf children to speak.

for (all) practical purposes
Nominally she is the secretary, but for all practical purposes she runs the place.

purpose-built
The cycling events will take place in a purpose-built 20,000-seater stadium.

your purpose in life
She saw being a doctor as her purpose in life.

put/use sth to (a/some) purpose
The old mill has been put to good purpose.

a sense of purpose
Encouraged by her example, they all set to work with a fresh sense of purpose.

strength of purpose
They had great confidence and strength of purpose.

administrative, business, commercial, domestic, educational, insurance, legal, medical, medicinal, political, research, tax, teaching
You will need to have the vehicle valued for insurance purposes.

for … ~
The drug can be sold for medicinal purposes only.

for the ~s of
Let''s assume he knows, for the purposes of our argument.