mul•ti•pur•pose.

What is the word for multiple uses?

multi-purpose, multiple-use, multipurpose, multifunctional, multi-functional, multi-application, versatile, multi-role.

Is Multi-Purpose hyphenated?

However, some prefixed words do use hyphens, for example, the prefixes co (co-operate), pro (pro- government ) and non (non-starter). Some words with prefixes are hyphenated and other words with the same prefix aren't. For example multilayered and multi-purpose There's no hard and fast rule why this the case.