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for your information

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.
    colloquial
  2. Used as a satiric preface to highlight information that an interlocutor should already know or should be able to surmise.
    colloquial
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, your, information.

Equivalents

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Examples

“For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!”
“For your information, you're reading English in Wiktionary.”
“I kept the dates and times in the logbook for your information.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

for-profit For-statement for'ead for't Fora foracan

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