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therefor

American  
[thair-fawr] / ˌðɛərˈfɔr /

adverb

  1. for or in exchange for that or this; for it.

    a refund therefor.


therefor British  
/ ˌðɛəˈfɔː /

adverb

  1. archaic for this, that, or it

    he will be richer therefor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of therefor

First recorded in 1125–75, therefor is from the Middle English word therfor. See there, for

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Senior Judge Walter Kurtz wrote that federal courts had previously determined Byron Black was not intellectually disabled and therefor was ineligible to have the decision considered once again.

From Seattle Times Mar. 29, 2022

The fact the drug was exorbitantly expensive and therefor inaccessible to many Americans was not a factor of consideration.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2022

Some believe that if gender were somehow culturally abolished, transgender people would simply stop wanting to transition and would therefor cease to exist as a distinguishable class of people.

From Slate Apr. 5, 2018

The panel also found that the amount of meldonium in Markin’s sample was so small that it likely did not enhance his performance, and therefor did not impact Russia’s qualification for the Rio Games.

From Washington Times Jul. 1, 2016

If this should not be complied with, I request that the services I have rendered may be taken into consideration and such compensation made me therefor as they shall appear to deserve.

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Conway, Moncure Daniel

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