Meaning & use
favor
A kind or helpful act done willingly for someone.
See it in a sentence
Could you do me a favor and pick up some milk on your way home?
She returned the favor by helping him move into his new apartment.
A note on using this word
Spelled 'favor' in American English and 'favour' in British English; both are pronounced the same way.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To prefer or support one option, person, or outcome over another.
The committee favored the cheaper of the two building proposals.
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