Usage of "serving a purpose"

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Quality of an item being valued as a means to an end rather than in itself.

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Usage of serving a purpose in English

It can't be just about aesthetics, but also about serving a purpose, she said. 
 Reuters 

Art is here plainly serving a purpose. 
 The Psychology of Nations / A Contribution to the Philosophy of ... 

Is the extension serving a purpose? 
 Climbing Magazine 

She met the difficulty boldly, still upheld by the conviction that she was serving a purpose cherished by Romayne. 
 The Black Robe 

He used to care about the job, he used to think he was serving a purpose, but now he wasn't so sure. 
 The Information Officer 

Serving a purpose akin to the lighthouses, are the post and range-lights on the great rivers of the West. 
 American Merchant Ships and Sailors 

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Meanings of serving a purpose in English