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The definition of favour is 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 is defined as 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.

See favour in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun, transitive verb

Brit. favor

See favour in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun & v.
Chiefly British

Variant of favor.

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