go for sth

— Phrasal Verb with go

/gəʊ/ verb (going, went, gone)

Definition

› to try to have or achieve something: The President said that he wouldn't go for such a plan if it meant he had to cut Medicare.

› if something goes for a certain amount of money, it is sold for that amount: Cheap bottles of vodka that go for less than $2 apiece.

(Definition of go for sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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