recommendation

noun

rec·​om·​men·​da·​tion ˌre-kə-mən-ˈdā-shən 

-ˌmen-

1

a

: the act of recommending

b

: something (such as a procedure) recommended

2

: something that recommends or expresses commendation

Examples of recommendation in a Sentence

My boss wrote me a glowing letter of recommendation.

Employees are frequently hired on the recommendation of a friend in the company.

The report made very specific recommendations for policy reform.

The committee's recommendation to hire a new director has been well received.

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump – who often distanced himself from the Project 2025 plan during the campaign — has placed some of the project's authors into prominent staff roles in his administration and issued a bevy of executive actions that closely mirror its recommendations. —Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025

Applying sophisticated machine learning to this data, College Journey provides highly personalized recommendations for best-fit schools, creates dynamic week-by-week action plans, and identifies optimal strategies for maximizing financial aid and merit scholarships. —Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025

Brown’s recommendations reflected a truism: Americans believed that low-calorie food, especially vegetarian food, was a mood killer. —Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025

Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. —Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing recommendation

• on someone's recommendation

Kids Definition

recommendation

noun

rec·​om·​men·​da·​tion ˌrek-ə-mən-ˈdā-shən 

-ˌmen-

1

: the act of recommending

2

: a thing or course of action recommended

3

: something that recommends

a written recommendation