'Consideration' definitions:

Definition of 'consideration'

(from WordNet)
noun
The process of giving careful thought to something
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Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: circumstance, condition, consideration]
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A discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
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Kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness] [ant: inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness]
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A fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone [syn: retainer, consideration]
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A considerate and thoughtful act [syn: consideration, thoughtfulness]

Definition of 'Consideration'

From: GCIDE
  • Consideration \Con*sid`er*a"tion\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. consideratio: cf. F. consid['e]ration.]
  • 1. The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. [1913 Webster]
  • Let us think with consideration. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • Consideration, like an angel, came. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence. [1913 Webster]
  • The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr. Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration. --D. Webster. [1913 Webster]
  • The consideration with which he was treated. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice. [1913 Webster]
  • Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church. --Newman. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence. [1913 Webster]
  • Lucan is the only author of consideration among the Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the Dauphin. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profession. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. That which is, or should be, taken into account as a ground of opinion or action; motive; reason. [1913 Webster]
  • He was obliged, antecedent to all other considerations, to search an asylum. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Some considerations which are necessary to the forming of a correct judgment. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Law) The cause which moves a contracting party to enter into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the price of a stripulation; compensation; equivalent. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done, in exchange for a promise, and "as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail, the proper test is detriment to the promisee." --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'consideration'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Consideration'