Noun: recommendation ,re-ku-men'dey-shun or ,re-ku-mun'dey-shun
- Something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
"The committee made several recommendations for improving workplace safety"
- Something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
"His former employer wrote a glowing recommendation";
- testimonial, good word
- Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favourable reception or acceptance or admission
"her pleasant personality is already a recommendation";
- passport
Derived forms: recommendations
Type of: advice, characteristic, congrats [informal], congratulations, extolment, hats off [informal], kudos, pat on the back, praise
Encyclopedia: Recommendation