rationale
noun
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
rationales
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pluralof rationale.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That will create more costs for borrowers in the form of volatility and risk premiums, as investors guess at policy rationales and how the central bank will respond to recent data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Each change arrives wrapped in a reasonable rationale: fiscal discipline, local control, parental choice. But arrange them in the order a child actually grows, and the rationales stop mattering.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The companies have offered differing rationales for the reductions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
None of these rationales bears any relation to a traditional American national security strategy.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
