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Favour means approval or doing something for someone else. (noun)
- An example of a favour is what a a daughter's boyfriend will receive after meeting her father's criteria; the boyfriend gains the father's favour.
- An example of a favour is cleaning a friend's house before they bring their new baby home; you do them a favour by cleaning their home.
Favour means to treat with an unfair preference. (verb)
An example of favour is a teacher bumping a low grade to a much higher grade for the captain of the high school football team; the student receives unfair favour because he is the captain.
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