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fines

purposes

noun FEE-nehs Rare

Also means

ends

Usage Note

Fines is the plural of fin (end, purpose). In formal language it appears in con fines + adjective/noun ('for ... purposes'), as in con fines educativos. Note that a fines de + month means 'at the end of' (a fines de junio = 'at the end of June'), a distinct usage.

Examples

"Lo hicieron con fines educativos."

Natural Translation

They did it for educational purposes.

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