English Online Dictionary. What means consideration? What does consideration mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. By surface analysis, consider + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
consideration (countable and uncountable, plural considerations)
- The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
- Synonyms: deliberation, thought; see also Thesaurus:consideration
- Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
- Synonyms: factor, motive, reason
- The tendency to consider others and make allowances for their needs or desires.
- A payment or other recompense for something done.
- (law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
- Importance, claim to notice, regard.
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Middle French
Noun
consideration f (plural considerations)
- Alternative form of consyderation