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recommendation

[ rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn- ]

noun

  1. an act of recommending.
  2. a letter or the like recommending a person or thing.
  3. representation in favor of a person or thing.
  4. anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.


recommendation

/ ˌɛəɛˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of recommending
  2. something that recommends, esp a letter presenting someone as suitable for a job, etc
  3. something that is recommended, such as a course of action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • r·dz··岹tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recommendation1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English recommendacion, from Medieval Latin 𳦴dzԻپō-, stem of 𳦴dzԻپō, from 𳦴dzԻ(ܲ) (past participle of 𳦴dzԻ; recommend ) + -ion
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Synonym Study

See advice.
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The Welsh government said it would review the recommendations carefully before responding formally.

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It said the update would allow users to see prices and reviews more easily, as well as find direct links to purchase personalised product recommendations.

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Accepting the report's 29 recommendations either completely or in part, Miles said it contained "some hard hitting messages" but insisted it was "essentially optimistic".

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The government ended a wave of public sector strikes last summer when it accepted, in full, the recommendations of independent public sector pay review bodies to increase the pay of teachers, nurses and others.

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Spencer was also banned from driving for eight years, with a recommendation that he face an extended retest before being allowed to drive again.

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How Do You Spell Recommendation?

Spelling tips for recommendation

The word recommendation is hard to spell because it is tricky to know whether the c, the m, and/or the d is doubled. 

How to spell recommendation: The easiest way to remember how to spell recommend is to break it into three parts: re – com – mend – ation. You can keep the first three sections in mind with the sentence: “I recommend that you rely commonly on mending.” The suffix -ation is used to indicate nouns of action and appears in many other words, like starvation and regulation.

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