FOR (THE) WANT OF STH


Meaning of FOR (THE) WANT OF STH in English

because of a lack of sth; because sth is not available :

The project failed for want of financial backing.

We call our music 'postmodern' for the want of a better word.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.