Tanım
•for, as (equivalent to the Latin gratia) · for, for the benefit/sake of, (implies something positive)
Etimoloji
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάριν (khárin), accusative singular form of χάρις (kháris, “grace”) used adverbially. For sense "as", semantic loan from New Latin gratia. Also see χάρις (cháris) & χάρη f (chári, “favour, grace”).