See Also: all-purpose(dictionary)
purpose(dictionary)
purpose(1)(dictionary)
purpose(2)(dictionary)
Purpose loan(finance)
Purpose credit(finance)
Non-purpose loan(finance)
Purpose statement(finance)
Special Purpose Value(money)
Purpose statement(money)

purpose(2) (iou)



purpose verb. LME.
[Old French purposer, por- (mod. pourposer, from pur-, por- PUR- + poser) var of Old & mod. French proposer PROPOSE verb.]
a. verb trans. = PROPOSE verb 2. LME-M17.
b. verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Converse, talk. Cf. PROPOSE verb 5. Only in L16.
verb trans. Have or set oneself as one's purpose; plan or intend (that, to do). LME.
H. Belloc Does he also purpose great things? W. S. Churchill They purposed to strike from Niagara.
verb intrans. & refl. Intend to go to; be bound for. LME-M17.
Shakespeare Anthony & Cleopatra He purposeth to Athens.
verb intrans. Have a purpose, plan, or design. Also, have good, bad, etc., intentions toward a person. LME-M17.
verb trans. In pass. Intended to do something; designed for some purpose. Now rare. LME.
purposed adjective (a) (of an action etc.) intentional; (b) (of a person) resolved, determined: LME.
purposedly adverb = PURPOSELY M16-L18.
purposer noun a person who purposes something; esp. a person who has a particular object or intention: LME.