Preposition
in aid of
(UK, informal) for the sake of, for (usually placed at the end of a question when quizzing a person about why they have done something)
- What's that coaster in aid of?
- This table gets stained by cups very easily.
Amira O’Toole Rauf is shown with her mother Caroline, her brother Rhys, school principal Sandra Corrigan and the BUMBLEance mascot at Ballinabanna NS where she started her 50k fundraiser in aid of the BUMBLEance Children’s Ambulance. Source: Internet
All in aid of the Scottish Community Foundation which does lots of good work in communities up there, especially children and women's groups. Source: Internet
A choice or 1,3,6 or 9 mile walks across the stunning North Downs in aid of Cancer Research UK. Source: Internet
A support fund for Kyle Luby in aid of The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust has raised €47,000 in just one day. Source: Internet
A gala was held on 21 October at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the fund, which included a specially commissioned film by Alfred John West entitled "Our Navy". Source: Internet
He had to attend a compulsory cross-examination in aid of an asset disclosure order obtained by three Chinese banks. Source: Internet