for all

Idioms  

1. Also, for all that . In spite of, notwithstanding. For example, For all her protests she still loved the attention , or He's too old for the part but he did a good job for all that . [Early 1300s]

2. . So far as one knows; also, one doesn't really care or know. These phrases are employed like a negative. For example, He can buy ten houses for all I care , meaning one doesn't care at all, or For all I know she's gone to China , meaning one doesn't really know where she is. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

The terms of the restructuring agreement provide for vendors, suppliers and third-party general unsecured creditors of the filing entities to be paid in full for all goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You need a legal document that accounts for all kinds of outcomes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Bars might be the x-factor for all the teams in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Thanks Mum, Dad, Andy, Ale, Alan, Louis and Thomas for all your incredible support, efforts and sacrifices throughout my career that allowed me to achieve everything I could in the game.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

So I played that old saw for all it was worth.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney