recommendation

[rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn-]

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

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• prerecommendation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recommendation¹

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

Synonym Study

See advice.

Example Sentences

But it added that “these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers.”

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The expert advice will now be consulted on for the next three months, before the screening committee gives its final recommendations to governments in the four nations of the UK in March.

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In total, the inspector general says that if all of the efficiency recommendations were put into effect, the total savings would equal $6.68 billion.

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These were not touch-and-go opinions as there was a "strong consensus" on each of these recommendations, the committee said.

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According to the researchers, the findings may eventually affect treatment recommendations, although more studies will be necessary before any changes are made.

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Related Words

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

When To Use

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.