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 Words From

• prerec·om·men·dation 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

It's a recommendation that Christina dearly wishes had been acted on much earlier.

From BBC

These recommendations have found their way into books and comment papers, though none has been published as a research article.

From Science Magazine

Lee said he decided to post a response because he saw a video alleging that someone was hospitalized after eating at FOB Sushi Bar per his recommendation.

From Salon

The review made a number of recommendations including advising all departments to produce exception approval forms explaining why it would not be appropriate to run a fair and open recruitment process.

From BBC

In the end, the committee voted 4 to 0 to approve a recommendation from the City Planning Commission that largely leaves single family zones alone.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• charge
• endorsement
• guidance
• instruction
• judgment
• order
• proposal
• proposition
• sanction
• suggestion
• support

How Do You Spell Recommendation?

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.