What does recommendation mean?

Definitions for recommendation
ˌrɛk ə mɛnˈdeɪ ʃən, -mən-rec·om·men·da·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recommendationnoun

    something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

  2. recommendation, testimonial, good wordnoun

    something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

  3. recommendation, passportnoun

    any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission

    "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"

Wiktionary

  1. recommendationnoun

    An act of recommending

  2. recommendationnoun

    That which is recommended

  3. recommendationnoun

    A commendation or endorsement

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Recommendationnoun

    Etymology: recommendation, Fr. from recommend.

    Poplicola’s doors were opened on the outside, to save the people even the common civility of asking entrance; where misfortune was a powerful recommendation; and where want itself was a powerful mediator. Dryden.

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  1. recommendation

    A recommendation is a suggestion or advice given with the intention to guide, influence, or support an individual, group, or organization in making a beneficial decision or taking a positive action. This can encompass various fields such as product choices, courses of action, policies, services, or even personal advice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Recommendationnoun

    the act of recommending

  2. Recommendationnoun

    that which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations

  3. Recommendationnoun

    the state of being recommended; esteem

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. recommandation.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'recommendation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2465

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'recommendation' in Nouns Frequency: #1124

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of recommendation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of recommendation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of recommendation in a Sentence

  1. Diane Griffin:

    We actually have a fairly substantial proportion of people who are adults who do not have a history of measles as a child and may have missed getting two doses of the vaccine because that recommendation is relatively recent.

  2. Justin Amash:

    Regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey.

  3. Matt Bershadker:

    Bershadker said. A dog fostered and then adopted during COVID-19 pandemic. With regardto adoption, Bershadker noted the ASPCA saw an initial spike in adoptions in March when the pandemic began, but saw numbers slowly start to plateau or decrease due to shelter closures and the slow nature of virtual adoption as quarantine progressed. This is partly due to the fact that, out of an abundance of caution related to the COVID-19 crisis across New York City, we closed the ASPCA Adoption Center to the public and worked hard to move the majority of the animals in our care into foster homes, Bershadker explained. LAW ENFORCEMENT CHAPLAIN, THERAPY DOG CARE FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC The Humane Society has experienced similar trends. Weve definitely had an increased interest in adoptions, said Christina Hill, communications director for the Humane Society. But the virtual adoption process takes much longer to complete than our standard pre-COVID process. We also stopped intake, like many shelters have, at the recommendation of national veterinary and sheltering groups, and fewer in equals fewer out. A cat currently available for adoption from the Atlanta Humane Society. During the week of March 7, around when the COVID-19 crisis began in the U.S., there were 17,930 pet adoptions. The week of May 2, there were 11,938 pet adoptions, showing about a 33 percent decrease in adoptions from the start of the pandemic to this month. Butthe percentage of pets entering foster care is up. There were 32,962 pets in foster care the week of March 7, and as of May 8, there were 47,856 --a 45 percent increase. PUPPIES FROM GEORGIA ANIMAL SHELTER VISIT AQUARIUM DURING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN Jane Chiavelli is one quarantiner who decided this was the time to foster a dog. Ive grown up with dogs, and since Im working from home right now, I wanted to do something good and different, Chiavelli said. She decided to foster her dog, Gus, at the start of April, about one month into quarantine. Jane Chiavelli and her dog, Gus, who she fostered before adopting during COVID-19 pandemic.br I sent in an application to English Springer Rescue America and had a phone interview. Normally they come to inspect your house, but given social distancing, I sent pictures of my apartment and dog park. They matched me with Gus to foster, and I drove to [South Carolina]to pick him up, Chiavelli said. After a few weeks quarantining with Gus, she knew she had to adopt. I realized how perfect he was for me and couldnt imagine giving him up, she said. CAN PETS COME DOWN WITH CORONAVIRUS? Chiavelli said, based on her experience, she encourages everyone to foster pets and consider adoption. Do it, she said. I think its a great opportunity to do something good, and also an opportunity to have some nice company. A cat adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelters across the country have implemented innovative solutions to make situations like Chiavellis possible, while ensuring the safety of their staff, animals, and communities. Many animal shelters have been leaning on technology to facilitate online adoptions to continue safely moving dogs and cats out of the shelter and into homes.

  4. Jerome Adams:

    What has changed in our recommendation? we now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms.

  5. White House:

    The President was presented with a pretty clear and direct and very strong recommendation by deputy Attorney General (Rod Rosenstein), the deputy made the recommendation, the president made a swift and decisive action and let Comey go.

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