for lack of
idiom
: not having (the thing specified)
They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word.
For lack of anything better to do, we went to the park.
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And, like a home equity loan, your lender can force you into foreclosure for lack of payment.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Pups who are usually up for foster caring include those who come from a history of abuse; puppies who still haven't had their vaccinations done; sick dogs, or those who've recently been through surgery; and any other canines that the shelter couldn't host for lack of space.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The agency will not decline a loan for lack of collateral but will require the borrower to pledge collateral that is available.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The podcast really laid a great blueprint, a great, for lack of a better word, skeleton that had a lot of meat to it, a lot of flesh on the bone.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Pups who are usually up for foster caring include those who come from a history of abuse; puppies who still haven't had their vaccinations done; sick dogs, or those who've recently been through surgery; and any other canines that the shelter couldn't host for lack of space.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The agency will not decline a loan for lack of collateral but will require the borrower to pledge collateral that is available.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The podcast really laid a great blueprint, a great, for lack of a better word, skeleton that had a lot of meat to it, a lot of flesh on the bone.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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