1. Noun
The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.
2. Noun
Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence.
3. Noun
Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice.
4. Noun
Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence.
5. Noun
The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profession.
6. Noun
That which is, or should be, taken into account as a ground of opinion or action; motive; reason.
7. Noun
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.
8. Noun
The value each side gives or promises in a contract.
Something of value exchanged between parties as part of forming a contract in common-law systems.
“The promise was supported by consideration.”
9. Noun
a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
10. Noun
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
11. Noun
the process of giving careful thought to something
Vocabulary classified under Psychology
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