Therefor

//ðɛəˈfɔː// adv

adv ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    For that; in return for that. not-comparable

    "During the last fiscal year the Secretary purchased ... 54,355,748 ounces of silver and issued in payment therefor $51,106,608 in notes."

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of therefore. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Adverb
  1. 1
    (in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it wordnet

Synonyms

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accordinglyconsequentlyergohencethenthence

Example

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"During the last fiscal year the Secretary purchased ... 54,355,748 ounces of silver and issued in payment therefor $51,106,608 in notes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Univerbation of there (“that”) + for.

Etymology 2

See therefore.

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