Definition of behalf Behalf

/bɪhæˈf/ - [bihaf] - be•half

We found 6 definitions of behalf from 5 different sources.

What does behalf mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: behalves

behalf - 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";

behalf - 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"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

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Wiktionary

behalf (Noun)
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

behalf (n.)
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

behalf
be-häf′, n. favour or benefit: cause: sake, account: part—only in phrases 'on,' 'in behalf of,' 'on his behalf.' [M. E. behalve—A.S. be healfe, by the side. See Half.]