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noun Chiefly Business.

Often best practices . a procedure or set of procedures that is preferred or considered standard within an organization, industry, etc.: The company adopted best practice in employee recruitment.At the meeting we reviewed best practices for communicating with clients.Their methodology was identified as a best practice.

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Origin of best practice

First recorded in 1980–85; derived from an earlier (1905) sense “the best method, procedure, etc.”

Words nearby best practice

best man, best of breed, bestow, bestowed, best part of something, best practice, bestraddle, bestrew, bestride, bestrow, bestseller

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How to use best practice in a sentence

Whereas earlier-stage board discussions hinge more on product strategy, key partnerships, sharing best practices to help develop founders as executives and important hiring decisions.
Best practices for Zoom board meetings at early-stage startups|Walter Thompson|February 12, 2021|TechCrunch
So, before you start uploading and adding images to your site, make sure to follow the image optimization tips and best practices mentioned in this article.
Image SEO: Best practices and tips for optimization|Michael McManus|February 8, 2021|Search Engine Watch
We do not endorse any particular funding mechanism, but we commend the City for following the best practices we recommended and developing a strategy to address this critical issue.
San Diego’s Infrastructure Deficit Is Really a Stormwater Deficit|Andrew Keatts|February 8, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In turn, the GRACE fund creates an opportunity for Worthy to leverage best practices from a multitude of companies and industries by expanding our investor base to be inclusive and representative of the voices we all need to be hearing.
Changing the plant-based food industry one spoon at a time|Rachel King|February 7, 2021|Fortune

MTS asked reviewers to advise the agency on best practices for video footage after VOSD reported last year on gaps in the agency’s handling of footage that kept an attorney from obtaining MTS body camera video to defend her client.
MTS Review Recommends Changes, But Stops Short of Sweeping Assessments|Lisa Halverstadt|February 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego
But he did so anyway, “in the spirit of following best practice,” the review said.
Fired From Los Alamos for Pushing Obama's Nuclear Agenda|Center for Public Integrity|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It cherry-picks teachers, provides them with the right training, and shares best practice between schools.
James Dyson: America's School Science Crisis|James Dyson|October 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A long-sweep 1⁄4 bend is used on work requiring the best practice.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble
I like it better than any other, and catching is the best practice I can have for that.
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars|Lester Chadwick
His condition is such that it is quite clearly not the best practice to put him in a cell and leave him there.
The Criminal & the Community|James Devon
The best practice, using clean well-cared-for milk and draining at low temperature, produces a very attractive cheese.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
For this reason the best practice is to apply barnyard manure to corn or grass the year before the potatoes are grown.
The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for best practice

best practice

noun

the recognized methods of correctly running businesses or providing services

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