recommendation

Noun

recommendation (countable and uncountable, plural recommendations)

1. An act of recommending.
2. That which is recommended.
   • Some of the recommendations made by the PTF to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as religious institutions and hotels open up include: managed access to markets and locations of economic activity to limit the risk of transmitting Covid-19, mandatory use of face masks and temperature checks in public...2020 June 2, Aisha Salaudeen, “Nigeria reopens churches, mosques and hotels amid rising cases of Covid-19”, in CNN
   • The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or who have compromised immune function, rather than the current blanket recommendation for everyone 6 months of age and older.2025 April 16, Brenda Goodman, “CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations”, in CNN
3. A commendation or endorsement.
   • Your next employer may require a recommendation.

   Synonyms:

   testimonial

4. A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action)
   • He made a recommendation about what food to order.
   • We followed the recommendation to order sushi.
5. (Internet, plural, usually, especially YouTube) Content which is automatically recommended to a user by the suggestion algorithm of a website or app.

   Synonyms:

   recommended, suggested, suggestion