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only for vs only on

Both 'only for' and 'only on' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Only for' is used to indicate exclusivity or limitation, while 'only on' is used to specify a particular day or time when something is available or happening.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1527 views

only for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate exclusivity or limitation.

Use 'only for' to indicate that something is exclusively intended for a particular purpose or group of people.

Examples:

This offer is only for new customers.
The discount is only for a limited time.
This room is only for VIP guests.
The event is only for invited guests.
This service is only for members.

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Unless your heart beats only for the life domestic.
The baptism is only for elder members.
Our service is only for private persons without any financial interest.
Sterilized tool only for cutting into live tissue.
Your data are used only for processing your order.
Gondolas are used only for carrying people and regattas.
Invite only for the live Fae audience.
Code Zulu is only for real emergencies.
We were together only for moments.
Holidays are only for normal people.
App Specific Settings are available only for the mouse.
This affiliate program is offered only for moneytree customers.
Used only for identification by SMF.
This offer is only for customers Cortal Consors determined.
Unemployment benefits are provided only for short periods of 90-240 days.
This works only for History entries, not bookmark suggestions.
Very large plate, only for experts.
Filtration of liquids through a membrane permeable only for small molecules.
Transitional provisions may therefore be invoked only for those parts.
Exemption from this prohibition was granted only for developing countries.

Alternatives:

exclusively for
specifically for
reserved for
intended for
dedicated to

only on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to specify a particular day or time when something is available or happening.

Use 'only on' to specify a specific day or time when an event or activity occurs.

Examples:

The concert is only on weekends.
The store is open only on Sundays.
The meeting is only on weekdays.
The sale is only on Black Friday.
The event is only on Christmas Day.

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But mutual recognition may be refused only on environmental grounds.
There is no reason to focus only on an epidemiological approach.
You can't rely only on strength to survive.
The pigeons are only on Osawa's veranda.
And if you do, only on that.
4. Refunds shall be granted only on application and on presentation of the relevant export licence.
That noise appeared only on this tape.
Re-examination only on issues arising out of cross-examination.
Ensure for next 24 hours that Chitti's concentrates only on you.
Defend and advance only on my command.
I prefer to rely only on you.
Randy, remember, comics are only on the left.
I have learnt to rely only on myself.
Creating an image gallery works only on local folders.
Executing shell commands works only on local directories.
Groundwater quantity or quality is dependent only on natural factors.
You must focus your mind only on what must be achieved.
He was only on that show for a year.
I'm only on episode two of season one.
But preferably only on their days off.

Alternatives:

just on
solely on
exclusively on
specifically on
strictly on

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