Behalf

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Interest, support, or benefit.
  • idiom. in behalf of For the benefit of; in the interest of.
  • idiom. on behalf of As the agent of; on the part of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Advantage, benefit, interest, or defense (of somebody or something).
  • n. Affair; cause; matter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as
  • n. for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    position    lieu    stead    place    interest    sake   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    advantage    favor    stead    benefit    interest    profit    support    defense    vindication    side   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Graf    Naff    Taff    calf    carafe    chaff    gaf    gaff    gaffe    giraffe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    favor    majority    most    representative    benefit    welfare    thousand    sake    possession    presence