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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. recommendationnoun

   An act of recommending

2. recommendationnoun

   That which is recommended

3. recommendationnoun

   A commendation or endorsement

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recommendationnoun

   Etymology: recommendation, Fr. from recommend.

   1. The act of recommending.2. That which secures to one a kind reception from another.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Advice
   • Characteristic

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

How to pronounce recommendation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say recommendation in sign language?

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. Dick Pound:

   For 2016, our recommendation is that the Russian Federation be suspended, in fact, one of our hopes is that they will volunteer that, so that they can take the remedial work in time to make sure that Russian athletes can compete under a new framework.

2. Mike Pence:

   The President took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safety and the security of the American people first by accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to remove Director Comey as the head of the FBI.

3. Mark Warner:

   Companies like YouTube have immense power and influence in shaping the media and content that users see, i’ve been increasingly concerned that the recommendation engine algorithms behind platforms like YouTube are, at best, intrinsically flawed in optimizing for outrageous, salacious, and often fraudulent content.

4. Jeffrey Peppercorn:

   There is no harm in this that I know of, but before you make a public health recommendation, you want to know it's valid and that thing you’re suggesting they do is actually causing the benefits you see.

5. President Trump:

   I like them both very much, i'll be making my endorsement and recommendation to the great people of Texas in the not-so-distant future.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recommendation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recommendation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=recommendation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recommendation