different between parley vs consideration

English

Etymology

From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabol?, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?), from ???? (pará, “beside”) with ???? (bol?, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??li/, /?p??le?/
• (some non-rhotic accents) IPA^(key): /?p??l?/

Noun

parley (countable and uncountable, plural parleys)

1. A conference, especially one between enemies.
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV

     Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]

Usage notes

Not to be confused with parlay (“bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward”).

Translations

Verb

parley (third-person singular simple present parleys, present participle parleying, simple past and past participle parleyed)

1. (intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
   • 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique

     [...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ?hot, fled amaine and left us [...]

Usage notes

Not to be confused with parlay (“to carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers; to increase (an asset, money, etc.) by gambling or investing in a daring manner; to convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better”).

Alternative forms

• parlay

Translations

See also

• parle

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “parley”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Player, Rapley, pearly, player, prelay, replay

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French consideracion, from Latin c?ns?der?ti?. Synchronically analyzable as consider +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?d???e???n/
• Hyphenation: con?sid?er?ation
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

consideration (countable and uncountable, plural considerations)

1. The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).

   Synonyms: deliberation, thought
2. Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.

   Synonyms: factor, motive, reason

3. The tendency to consider others.

4. A payment or other recompense for something done.

5. (law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
6. Importance, claim to notice, regard.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 54

     [...] settled down on a small property he had near Quimper to live for the rest of his days in peace; but the failure of an attorney left him suddenly penniless, and neither he nor his wife was willing to live in penury where they had enjoyed consideration.

Related terms

Translations

Middle French

Noun

consideration f (plural considerations)

1. Alternative form of consyderation