# recommendation

Pronunciation: US say "rek-uh-men-DAY-shuhn" /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/; UK

## Noun

1. A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action in a given situation.
   - Simple: Advice about what someone should do in a situation.
   - _The panel's recommendation about campus safety was to add lighting along every walkway._
   - _The auditors' recommendation to tighten expense controls went unheeded for months._
2. A commendation or endorsement; an expression of approval that presents someone or something as worthy or reliable.
   - Simple: Praise that says a person or thing is good and worth choosing.
   - _He was hired on the strong recommendation of his previous supervisor._
   - _The little bakery thrives on word-of-mouth recommendation alone._
3. The act of recommending; the putting forward of a person, thing, or course of action as suitable or worthy.
   - Simple: The act of telling someone that a person, plan, or thing is a good choice.
   - _Her recommendation of the candidate came only after two long interviews._
   - _The critic's public recommendation of the album boosted its sales overnight._
4. That which is recommended; the particular item, person, or course of action put forward as the best choice.
   - Simple: The thing that someone says you should choose, do, or use.
   - _His recommendation, a quiet inn near the harbor, exceeded our expectations._
   - _The committee's recommendation, a phased rollout, survived the budget cuts intact._

## Origin

From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, which came from Medieval Latin recommendatio.

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