Consideration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Consideration	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consideration n the process of giving careful thought to something information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" Synonym(s): circumstance, condition, consideration a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" Synonym(s): consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness Antonym(s): inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone Synonym(s): retainer, consideration a considerate and thoughtful act Synonym(s): consideration, thoughtfulness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consideration \Consid`era"tion\, n. [L. consideratio: cf. F. consid[?]ration.] 1. The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. Let us think with consideration. --Sir P. Sidney. Consideration, like an angel, came. --Shak. 2. Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence. The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr. Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration. --D. Webster. The consideration with which he was treated. --Whewell. 3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice. Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church. --Newman. 4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence. Lucan is the only author of consideration among the Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the Dauphin. --Addison. 5. The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profession. 6. That which is, or should be, taken into account as a ground of opinion or action; motive; reason. He was obliged, antecedent to all other considerations, to search an asylum. --Dryden. Some considerations which are necessary to the forming of a correct judgment. --Macaulay. 7. (Law) 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. --Bouvier. Note: Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done, in exchange for a promise, and [bd]as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail, the proper test is detriment to the promisee.[b8] --Wharton.