# consideration

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-si-duh-RAY-shuhn" /kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. The act of thinking carefully about something, weighing several factors before reaching a decision.
   - Simple: Careful thought about something before you make a choice.
   - _The committee gave the budget long consideration before approving it._
   - _Such a major move warrants serious consideration of every likely outcome._
2. A fact, reason, or factor taken into account as grounds for a possible decision.
   - Simple: A fact or reason that you think about when making a choice.
   - _Environmental impact became a decisive consideration in the planning vote._
   - _One consideration the board overlooked was the cost of long-term maintenance._
3. Thoughtful regard for other people, making allowances for their needs and wishes.
   - Simple: Kind attention to the feelings and needs of other people.
   - _Out of consideration for the grieving family, reporters kept their distance._
   - _A good host shows consideration by remembering each guest's preferences._
4. The importance or regard attached to a person or thing; a claim to notice or attention.
   - Simple: Importance or respect given to a person or thing.
   - _An issue of this consideration cannot be settled in a single afternoon._
   - _His long service earned him a degree of consideration few colleagues could match._
5. A payment or other form of recompense given in return for something done.
   - Simple: Money or another reward given for something done.
   - _The guide accepted a modest consideration for showing tourists the hidden trail._
   - _In exchange for a small consideration, the porter carried their luggage upstairs._
6. Something of value exchanged between parties that makes a promise legally binding as a contract.
   - Simple: Something of value each side gives that turns a promise into a real contract.
   - _Without valid consideration, the agreement could not be enforced as a binding contract._
   - _A single peppercorn served as consideration, satisfying the rule that something pass between the parties._

## Origin

From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. It can be analysed as consider plus the suffix -ation.

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