for all practical purposes

• Wird verwendet, um anzugeben, dass etwas unter realen Bedingungen effektiv wahr oder gültig ist, auch wenn es streng oder theoretisch nicht so ist.

A phrase used to indicate that something is effectively true or valid in real-world terms, even if not strictly or theoretically so.

1. Effectively or essentiallyB2formal

   Used to indicate that something is true in effect, even if not strictly or technically so.

   Im Grunde genommen

   • For all practical purposes, the project is finished.
   • The old law is, for all practical purposes, obsolete.
   • For all practical purposes, they are identical.