consideration
/kənsɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
/noun
1 [mass noun] Careful thought, typically over a period of time: your case needs very careful investigation and consideration...
- At some time in the intervening period, careful consideration would have been given to the style and subject-matter of the figurehead, which would also play a crucial part in the overall design of the ship.
- Even if the proposed changes were to result in a greater number of couples considering adoption, careful consideration would have to be given to the implications of allowing them to adopt.
- Some of the issues raised are familiar, but some are quite new and require careful scrutiny and consideration.
Synonyms
thought, deliberation, reflection, contemplation, cogitation, rumination, pondering, meditation, musing, mulling, examination, inspection, scrutiny, analysis, review, discussion;
attention, heed, notice, regard
1.1 [count noun] A fact or a motive taken into account in deciding something: the idea was motivated by political considerations...
- Is politicization in this sense synonymous with taking political considerations into account in arriving at a decision?
- A crime is a crime, whether motivated by political considerations or others.
- The next point is a matter of concern when economic considerations are taken into account.
Synonyms
factor, issue, point, concern, item, matter, element, detail, aspect, facet, feature, determinant
1.2Thoughtfulness and sensitivity towards others: companies should show more consideration for their employees...
- Hopefully there would be some wonderful moments - instances of consideration and thoughtfulness and kindness.
- The basic need is a value base that can be shared by all the citizens and a heart filled with consideration, sensitivity and a willingness to be of assistance towards other people.
- All I'm saying is that a bit of consideration towards others would be appreciated.
Synonyms
attentiveness, considerateness, thoughtfulness, concern, care, solicitousness, solicitude, mindfulness;
kindness, kindliness, understanding, respect, sensitivity, tact, discretion;
unselfishness, compassion, sympathy, charity, generosity, benevolence, friendliness
2A payment or reward: you can buy the books for a small consideration...
- He doesn't actually say as much, but you suspect that in many cases, the payment is an incidental consideration.
- In addition he repeated his arguments about the payment of the consideration.
- In September last year, two funds owned by them bought a 26 per cent stake for a consideration of Rs 156 crore.
Synonyms
payment, fee, premium, remuneration, compensation, recompense, emolument, perquisite;
commission, percentage, share, portion, dividend
informal cut, take, whack, slice, slice of the cake, piece of the action
2.1 Law (In a contractual agreement) anything given or promised or forborne by one party in exchange for the promise or undertaking of another.Please identify the consideration for the alleged agreement....
- For instance, I was wondering whether you had Trevor's agreement to the offered consideration.
- The first is that anything done for a consideration which is not a supply of goods constitutes a supply of services.
3 archaic Importance; esteem.No troubles in Upper Egypt are mentioned during the reign of Auletes, and if things were quiet there, we mace that it was due to the government there being in the hands of some one whom, by our broken records, we may conjecture to have been a man of great consideration and influence, Callimachus the epistrategos....
- Then he went home south to Denmark, and became afterwards a man of great consideration, and many great people are descended from him.
- A man of great consideration may have fifty or sixty skulls suspended in his premises.
Phrases
in consideration of
take into consideration
under consideration
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consideratio(n-), from considerare 'examine'.