favor
n. countablen. a kind or helpful act that you do for someone. You usually do this because they asked for help, not because you have to do it.
n. a kind or helpful act performed out of goodwill rather than obligation. Often used in the context of a request or a social debt.
Could you do me a favor and carry this bag?
He asked his neighbor for a favor, hoping she would watch his dog while he was away for the weekend.
The politician was accused of granting government contracts as a favor to his former business associates, raising serious questions about his professional ethics.
From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.
Commonly used with the verb 'do' ('do a favor') and the preposition 'for'.
make a favordo a favorIn English, you 'do' a favor; you do not 'make' one.