FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does for all practical purposes mean? 

• FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES (adverb)
  The adverb FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES has 1 sense:

1. in every practical sense

  Familiarity information: FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In every practical sense

Synonyms:

for all intents and purposes; for all practical purposes; to all intents and purposes

Context example:

the rest are for all practical purposes useless

 Context examples 

For all practical purposes, you will do best to decide what career spot is right for you, so start getting ready now.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

For all practical purposes, Jupiter and Neptune will be chummy almost all year and by that, I mean within mathematical significance until mid-November.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)