FAVOUR

favor, favour

(noun) an act of gracious kindness

favor, favour

(noun) an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; “the outcome was in his favor”

favor, favour

(noun) an inclination to approve; “that style is in favor this season”

favor, favour

(noun) a feeling of favorable regard

favor, favour

(verb) consider as the favorite; “The local team was favored”

prefer, favor, favour

(verb) promote over another; “he favors his second daughter”

privilege, favor, favour

(verb) bestow a privilege upon

favor, favour

(verb) treat gently or carefully

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)

(British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.

Verb

favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)

(British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.

Usage notes

• Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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