Recommendation Definition & Meaning

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    • Synonyms recommendation American [rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn-] / ˌrɛk ə mɛnˈdeɪ ʃən, -mən- /

    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 British / ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən /

    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

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    Usage

    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.

    Related Words

    See advice.

    Other Word Forms

    • prerecommendation noun

    Etymology

    Origin of recommendation

    First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English recommendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendātiōn-, stem of recommendātiō, from recommendāt(us) (past participle of recommendāre; recommend ) + -iō -ion

    Example Sentences

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    Before suspending coverage, the analysts rated Apple at Outperform, meaning the latest recommendation technically is a step down.

    From Barron's

    A year later, another team made similar recommendations to executives, presenting sales data and retailer intelligence about Gen Z and millennial shoppers, many of whom were springing for premium versions.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Yet he has at times eschewed the advice of his doctors and scoffed at the medical community’s widely accepted health recommendations, relying instead on what he calls his “good genetics.”

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Zuckerberg credited the company’s AI recommendation systems which, he said, have been delivering higher quality and more relevant content on its platforms.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Among its recommendation, the postmortem called on the party to develop “a more welcoming brand of conservatism” and suggested an extensive set of “inclusion” proposals for minority groups, including Latinos, Asians and African Americans.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Related Words

    • charge
    • endorsement
    • guidance
    • instruction
    • judgment
    • order
    • proposal
    • proposition
    • sanction
    • suggestion
    • support

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