externalpurpose
nounUK /ɪkˈstɜːnl ˈpɜːpəs/
US /ɪkˈstɜːrnl ˈpɜːrpəs/
A reason for doing something that comes from outside you.
The externalpurpose of the school trip was to learn about nature.
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2. A job or use that something has for other people.
The externalpurpose of the bench is to give people a place to sit.
3. A reason given by someone else for why a thing is done.
The teacher explained the externalpurpose of the rules.
4. The outward reason for an action, not the private one.
His externalpurpose for helping was to finish the project faster.