herefor
advUK /hɪəˈfɔː/
Etymology From the Middle English hēr-for; equivalent to here + for; compare herefore, therefor, and wherefor, as well as the Danish herfor, the Dutch hiervoor, the German hierfür, and the Swedish härför.
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For this: instead or in consideration of this, with a view to this.
Obsolete outside Scotland
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