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consideration
[ kuhn-sid-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation:
I will give your project full consideration.
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- something that is or is to be kept in mind in making a decision, evaluating facts, etc.:
Age was an important consideration in the decision.
- thoughtful or sympathetic regard or respect; thoughtfulness for others:
They showed no consideration for his feelings.
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- a thought or reflection; an opinion based upon reflection.
- a recompense or payment, as for work done; compensation.
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- importance or consequence.
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- estimation; esteem:
He is held in great consideration by the community.
- Law.
- something that suffices to make an informal promise legally binding, usually some value given in exchange for the promise.
- the hearing of a case by a tribunal.
consideration
/ əˌɪəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act or an instance of considering; deliberation; contemplation
- take into considerationto bear in mind; consider
- under considerationbeing currently discussed or deliberated
- a fact or circumstance to be taken into account when making a judgment or decision
- on no considerationfor no reason whatsoever; never
- thoughtfulness for other people; kindness
- payment for a service; recompense; fee
- thought resulting from deliberation; opinion
- law the promise, object, etc, given by one party to persuade another to enter into a contract
- estimation; esteem
- in consideration of
- because of
- in return for
Other yvlog Forms
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- v·Dz·e·tDz noun
- cDz·e·tDz noun
- ܲcDz·e·tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of consideration1
Idioms and Phrases
- in consideration of,
- in view of.
- in return or recompense for:
She was offered money in consideration of her efforts.
- take into consideration, to take into account; consider:
We failed to take into consideration the large number of tourists attending the exhibition.
More idioms and phrases containing consideration
see in consideration of ; take into account (consideration) ; under consideration .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He also said he would be increasing the maximum amount that could be claimed per child to take into consideration rises in childcare fees.
Morgan was impatient with acquaintances who wished to compress all these considerations into a single all-purpose maxim.
“Data privacy will be an important consideration in any potential transaction,” Jensen said.
On the one hand, she said that she decided only after “careful consideration.”
"The prime minister thanked Vice Adm Sharvit for his willingness to be called to duty but informed him that, after further consideration, he intends to examine other candidates," a statement said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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