consideration

Noun
Synonyms: circumstanceconditionconsideratenessthoughtfulnessretainer

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. the process of giving careful thought to something
  2. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision“another consideration is the time it would take”Synonyms: circumstancecondition
  3. a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)“consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour”
  4. kind and considerate regard for others“he showed no consideration for her feelings”Synonyms: consideratenessthoughtfulness
  5. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someoneSynonyms: retainer
  6. a considerate and thoughtful actSynonyms: thoughtfulness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Consideration \Con*sid`er*a"tion\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. consideratio: cf. F. consid['e]ration.]

1.The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. [1913 Webster]

Let us think with consideration.— Sir P. Sidney.[1913 Webster]
Consideration, like an angel, came.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence. [1913 Webster]

The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr. Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration.— D. Webster.[1913 Webster]
The consideration with which he was treated.— Whewell.[1913 Webster]

3.Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice. [1913 Webster]

Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church.— Newman.[1913 Webster]

4.Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence. [1913 Webster]

Lucan is the only author of consideration among the Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the Dauphin.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

5.The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profession. [1913 Webster]

6.That which is, or should be, taken into account as a ground of opinion or action; motive; reason. [1913 Webster]

He was obliged, antecedent to all other considerations, to search an asylum.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Some considerations which are necessary to the forming of a correct judgment.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Note: Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done, in exchange for a promise, and "as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail, the proper test is detriment to the promisee." --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

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