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

The update will result in posts encouraging potentially harmful behavior such as "risky challenges" to be hidden from view and dropped from recommendations, according to Instagram.

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Of the two dozen or so analyst recommendations on FactSet, only a quarter gave Ericsson B shares a buy or equivalent, while the majority were hold calls.

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The organization, which represents more than 100 journalists from trade publications, newspapers, wire services and TV broadcast outlets, hasn’t made a recommendation to its members on whether or not to sign.

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The new recommendations are based on evidence from 75 clinical trials - all those available - which have been analysed by a panel of experts.

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Successive Israeli governments rejected Shin Bet recommendations to target Hamas leaders, lest the country be drawn into conflict.

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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.