therefor

American  

[thair-fawr] / ˌðɛərˈfɔr /

adverb

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

   a refund therefor.

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therefor British  

/ ˌðɛəˈfɔː /

adverb

1. archaic for this, that, or it

   he will be richer therefor

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Etymology

Origin of therefor

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

Compare meaning

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• therefor vs. therefore

Example Sentences

Republican Rep. Mike Lynch, the Colorado House minority leader, said he hadn’t seen a draft of the bill and therefor declined to comment.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

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

But I guess she doesn't want to be a part of Facebook and therefor also responsible in regard of its problems.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2017

Meanwhile Bess and Belle were racing with Walter and Ed, and the afternoon was to them a time of that sort of enjoyment that comes unbidden, unplanned, and therefor proof against disappointment.

From The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways by Penrose, Margaret