to good purpose

To effective use, as in A donation to the homeless shelter will be put to good purpose. This idiom was first recorded in 1553. Also see to little or no purpose.

to good purpose

With good results.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Terese	te-RES (Swedish)	Basque, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Joetta	-	English
Marks	[ma:ks]
Kiana (1)	-	Hawaiian
Karen (1)	KAH-ren (Danish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)	Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, English
Shri	SHREE	Hinduism