therefor
/ðɛəɹˈfɔɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
For that; in return for that.
Example Sentences
- "During the last fiscal year the Secretary purchased ... 54,355,748 ounces of silver and issued in payment therefor $51,106,608 in notes."
- "Welcoming people from all over the world, Honolulu has the glad heart behind the "glad hand," so to speak, when the welcomees give cause therefor, whether they come to teach, or to learn; to rest, or to work; to earn, or to spend."
- "If the action is adverse to the applicant law school, the action letter shall contain the Committee's specific reasons therefor."
- "We emphasize that, contrary to repeated assertions in defendant's briefing, the trial court did not strike the true findings on those three prison term allegations, but struck only the punishment therefor, which was a statutorily permitted method of handling them."
Etymology
Univerbation of there (“that”) + for.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ðɛəɹˈfɔɹ/
- British English: /ðɛəˈfɔː/
Usage
Phrases
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form