Conjunction: because bi'koz or bi'kuz [N. Amer], bi'kóz or bi'kuz or bi'kos [Brit]
- For the reason that; on account of
"I couldn't come because I was ill";
- as, since, for, coz [Brit, informal], cos [Brit, informal], cuz [non-standard, informal], forasmuch as [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Because, It's Midnite