different between recommendation vs consultation

English

Etymology

From Middle English recommendacion, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k?m?n?de???n/, /???k?m?n?de???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

recommendation (countable and uncountable, plural recommendations)

1. An act of recommending.
2. That which is recommended.
3. A commendation or endorsement.

   Your next employer may require a recommendation.

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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advice

Translations

See also

• recommend

English

Etymology

From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio.Morphologically consult +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nsl??te???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nsl??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: con?sul?ta?tion

Noun

consultation (countable and uncountable, plural consultations)

1. The act of consulting.
2. A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
3. An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin c?nsult?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

consultation f (plural consultations)

1. consultation, consulting
2. survey, poll

Related terms

• consulter

Further reading

• “consultation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).