behalf

behalf is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
2. noun. as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")

   "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"

   "this letter is written on behalf of my client"

3. noun. for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)

   "in your behalf"

   "campaigning in his own behalf"

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