Consideration Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSIDERATION

1

[noncount]

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careful thought

:

the act of thinking carefully about something you will make a decision about

• You should give some serious consideration to your retirement plans.
• After careful consideration, he agreed to their requests.
• Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee. [=the people on the committee are still thinking about and discussing her suggestion]

2

[noncount]

:

a desire to avoid doing something that will make another person sad, upset, angry, etc.

• Show/have some consideration and turn down that radio.

— often + for

• He has no consideration for her feelings.
• Out of consideration for the victim's family, no photos will be shown.

3

[count]

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something that you think about when you make a choice or decision

• Finding a house close to work was an important consideration for them.
• Economic/practical considerations forced her to delay her education.
• The tent weighs 10 pounds, which is no small consideration [=which is something that is important to think about] when you're going to be hiking.

4

formal

:

payment for something

[count]

— usually singular

• She offered to do the job for a small consideration.

[noncount]

• He charged a small fee in consideration of [=as payment for] his many services.

take (something) into consideration

:

to think about (something) before you make a decision or form an opinion

• We will take your experience into consideration [=we will think about how much experience you have] when we decide who will get the job.
• Results of the study should be taken into consideration before the medication is prescribed to patients.
• When you take everything into consideration [=when you think about both the good and bad things], it really wasn't a bad deal.
• Taking everything into consideration [=_all things considered_], we're probably better off now.