Recommendation Meaning

/ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
B1

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nounAn act of recommending.

nounThat which is recommended.

What is today's recommendation?
My recommendation is that you invest in government bonds.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor wrote a strong ____ that helped the candidate get the scholarship.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee's ____ was that the project should proceed with additional safeguards in place.

From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio. By surface analysis, recommend + -ation.

"Some of the recommendations made by the PTF to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as religious institutions and hotels open up include: managed access to markets and locations of economic activity to limit the risk of transmitting Covid-19, mandatory use of face masks and temperature checks in public places, and information campaigns on the dangers of the virus among others." — 2020 June 2, Aisha Salaudeen, “Nigeria reopens churches, mosques and hotels amid rising cases of Covid-19”, in CNN:
"The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or who have compromised immune function, rather than the current blanket recommendation for everyone 6 months of age and older." — 2025 April 16, Brenda Goodman, “CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations”, in CNN:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor wrote a strong ____ that helped the candidate get the scholarship.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee's ____ was that the project should proceed with additional safeguards in place.

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