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Consideration

noun

The process of giving careful thought to something.

Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision. Synonyms: circumstance, condition.

A discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).

Kind and considerate regard for others. Synonyms: considerateness, thoughtfulness.

A fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone. Synonym: retainer.

A considerate and thoughtful act. Synonym: thoughtfulness.

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"Consideration" Quotes from Famous Books

... saying that doubtless Mr. Brand's duties on the municipal art commission would demand more time and attention than he could bestow upon them in justice to his own exacting private affairs and that therefore whenever he wished to tender his resignation it would receive immediate consideration. ...

— The Fate of Felix Brand • Florence Finch Kelly

... a little more consideration; "they may say what they like. I'll hold to my determination. Coward or no, I'm not going to prove my courage for the sake of gratifying busy tattling people. Better remain a coward all ...

— A Terrible Coward • George Manville Fenn

... detrimental in it to Mrs. Grandon. A handsome young man of good family may be selected without insult to any young woman, and to decline a lady you never saw cannot reflect on the personale of the one under consideration. It seems rather silly at this ...

— Floyd Grandon's Honor • Amanda Minnie Douglas

... getting myself paid were the chief consideration. As it happens, it isn't. I'm sorry if I seem to be hard on you, but I am going to hold you to your promise, even if it pinches a bit. I think you know why. How about ...

— Wild Wings - A Romance of Youth • Margaret Rebecca Piper

... say should be the first and most important consideration to urge us to the observance of this commandment; on which account, even if we had no father and mother we ought to wish that God would set up wood and stone before Us, whom we might call father and mother. How much more, since He has given us living parents, should we rejoice to show ...

— The Large Catechism by Dr. Martin Luther

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