Used in a Sentence

favorable

How to use favorable in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for favorable.

Editorial note

But they might expect favorable reviews of their portfolio companies when launch time comes or when shit hits the fan.

Examples8
Definitions5
Parts of speech1

Quick take

encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of favorable gathered in one view.

adjective

encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adjective

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

adjective

presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for favorable.

adjective

encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adjective

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

adjective

presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

adjective

inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

adjective

occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"

Example sentences

1

But they might expect favorable reviews of their portfolio companies when launch time comes or when shit hits the fan.

2

But my belief in Premise 1, combined with the favorable structure of the proposition, means I don't need to be that picky.

3

That might be the kind of tortured analogy that gets you a favorable slot in the NY Times during election season, but it's sheer nonsense.

4

It is never moral and often unwise to support a system you would not support if you did not have a favorable position within it.

5

The game he's describing is of little concern to anyone other than HFT MMs and execution algos that depend on favorable queue position.

6

Sending it was therefore a moderately bad use of company resources" .. or, if the voting was favorable, "1722 of your coworkers enjoyed reading your message.

7

Had that documentation existed, he would have had ample authority to extinguish that debt in the ordinary course of business, and it would have likely had favorable personal tax consequences.

8

In that case, the debt vanishes and the noteholder becomes an equity holder and everybody wins in terms of optimal positioning of their respective stakes in the venture: founders have gotten their cheap stock that they can hold until a liquidity event, at which time they can sell typically for long-term capital gains and with no intervening taxes to pay; noteholders have gotten their equity stakes with all protections and with no-less-favorable pricing than that offered to the preferred stock investors who presumably have negotiated a good, arms-length deal for themselves; the company avoids a too-early high repricing of its stock so it can continue to offer good incentives to new team members as they join; and the company does not usually have to fool with 409A valuations or with other strings and formalities attending the bringing in of investors via equity rounds.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use favorable in a sentence?

But they might expect favorable reviews of their portfolio companies when launch time comes or when shit hits the fan.

What does favorable mean?

encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

What part of speech is favorable?

favorable is commonly used as adjective.