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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Consideration \Con*sid'er*a"tion\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d'[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), noun [L. consideratio: cf. F. consid['e]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 "as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail, the proper test is detriment to the promisee." --Wharton.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
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" [syn: {circumstance}, {condition}, {consideration}]
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" [syn: {consideration}, {considerateness}, {thoughtfulness}] [ant: {inconsiderateness}, {inconsideration}, {thoughtlessness}]
5: a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone [syn: {retainer}, {consideration}]
6: a considerate and thoughtful act [syn: {consideration}, {thoughtfulness}]
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