behalf

be·half  (b-hf, -häf)

n.

Interest, support, or benefit.

Idioms:

in behalf of

For the benefit of; in the interest of.

on behalf of

As the agent of; on the part of.

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[Middle English, from Old English be healfe, by (his) side : be, by, at; see by¹ + healf, side, half; see half.]

Usage Note: A traditional rule holds that in behalf of and on behalf of have distinct meanings. In behalf of means "for the benefit of," as in We raised money in behalf of the earthquake victims. On behalf of means "as the agent of, on the part of," as in The guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child. The two meanings are quite close, however, and the phrases are often used interchangeably, even by reputable writers.

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behalf

Noun

on or US & Canad in behalf of in the interest of or for the benefit of [Old English be by + halfe side]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"; lieu, stead, place, position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
	2.	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" sake, interest - a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"

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behalf

noun 1. on behalf of something or someone or on something or someone's behalf

2. as a representative of, representing, in the name of, as a spokesperson for

3. for the benefit of, for the sake of, in support of, on the side of, in the interests of, on account of, for the good of, in defence of, to the advantage of, for the profit of

USAGE On behalf of is sometimes wrongly used as an alternative to on the part of. The distinction is that on behalf of someone means `for someone's benefit' or `representing someone', while on the part of someone can be roughly paraphrased as `by someone'.

Translations

behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] n on behalf of (US);

in behalf of → en nombre de (= for benefit of); por

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behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] n on behalf of (US);

in behalf of (= representing) → de la part de; au nom de (= for benefit of); pour le compte de;

on my/his behalf → de ma/sa part

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behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] n on behalf of, in behalf of (US) (as representative of) → im Namen von;

(for benefit of) → zugunsten von;

on my/his behalf → in meinem/seinem Namen; zu meinen/seinen Gunsten

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behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] n on behalf of (US);

in behalf of → per conto di; a nome di

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behalf [biˈhaːf]

for, or in the interests of on behalf of all our members; I'm collecting on behalf of the blind. namens بِالنّيابَةِ عَن от нечие име jménem; ve prospěch, pro på vegne af; til fordel for zugunsten εκ μέρους κπ. en nombre de; en beneficio de (kellegi) poolt, (kellegi) heaks به نمایندگی از؛ از سوی jonkun puolesta au nom de, pour בְשֵם, מִטַעֲם के वास्ते za, zbog vki nevében, helyett; vki érdekében, vki számára atas nama í nafni e-s a favore di ～のために 대신해서 kieno nors vardu, kieno nors naudai kāda vārdā bagi pihak uit naam van, ten behoeve van på vegne av w czyimś imieniu a favor de în nu­mele, pentru от лица; от имени v mene v imenu, za u ime för ngns skull, å ngns vägnar ในนามของ adına 代表 від імені; в інтересах کی جانب سے nhân danh 代表