You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice.
Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practicethat is illegal in Germany.
The Prime Minister demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
Synonyms: custom, use, way, system More Synonyms of practice
2. variable noun
Practice means doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. A practice is one of these periods of doing something.
She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day.
...the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.
The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practicetoday.
3. uncountable noun
The work done by doctors and lawyers is referred to as the practice of medicine and law. People's religious activities are referred to as the practice of a religion.
...the practice of internal medicine. [+ of]
I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
...a law guaranteeing the people freedom of conscience and religious practice.
4. countable noun
A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers.
The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived.
My law practice isn't the most important thing in my life, you know.
5. See also practise
6.
See in practice
7.
See normal practice/standard practice
8.
See out of practice
9.
See practice makes perfect
10.
See put into practice
More Synonyms of practice
practice in British English
(ˈpræktɪs)
noun
1.
a usual or customary action or proceeding
it was my practice to rise at six
she made a practice of walking to work
2.
repetition or exercise of an activity in order to achieve mastery and fluency
3.
the condition of having mastery of a skill or activity through repetition (esp in the phrases in practice, out of practice)
4.
the exercise of a profession
he set up practice as a lawyer
5.
the act of doing something
we put the plan into practice
6.
the established method of conducting proceedings in a court of law
verb
7. the US spelling of practise
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin practicāre to practise, from Greek praktikē practical science, practical work, from prattein to do, act
practice in American English
(ˈpræktɪs)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpracticed or ˈpracticing
1.
to do or engage in frequently or usually; make a habit or custom of
to practice thrift
2.
to do repeatedly in order to learn or become proficient; exercise or drill oneself in
to practice batting
3.
to put into practice
; specif.,
a.
to use one's knowledge of; work at, esp. as a profession
to practice law
b.
to observe, or adhere to (beliefs, ideals, etc.)
to practice one's religion
4.
to teach or train through practice; exercise
verb intransitive
5.
to do something repeatedly in order to learn or acquire proficiency; exercise or drill oneself
to practice on the organ
6.
to put knowledge into practice; work at or follow a profession, as medicine, law, etc.
7. Archaic
to scheme; intrigue
noun
8.
the act, result, etc. of practicing
; specif.,
a.
a frequent or usual action; habit; usage
to make a practice of being early
b.
a usual method or custom; convention
the practice of tipping for services
9.
a.
repeated mental or physical action for the purpose of learning or acquiring proficiency
b.
a session of engaging in such action
cheerleading practice
c.
the condition of being proficient or skillful as a result of this
to be out of practice
10.
the doing of something as an application of knowledge
the practice of a theory
11.
a.
the exercise of a profession or occupation
the practice of law
b.
a business based on this, often regarded as a legal property
to buy another's law practice
12. Archaic
intrigue, trickery, a scheme, etc.
13. Law
the various procedures involved in legal work, in and out of courts
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈhabit
SYNONYMY NOTE: practice implies repeated performance for the purpose of learning or acquiring proficiency[he practiced on the violin every day; practice makes perfect]; exercise implies a putting to or keeping at work [to exercise one's rights] or refers to activity, often of a systematic, formal kind, that trains or developsthe body or mind [gymnastic exercises]; drill1 suggests disciplined group training in which something is taught by constant repetition[to drill a squad, an arithmetic drill]
Derived forms
practicer (ˈpracticer)
noun
Word origin
ME practisen < MFr practiser, altered < practiquer < ML practicare < LL practicus < Gr praktikos, concerning action, practical < prassein, to do
COBUILD Collocations
practice
accepted practice
architectural practice
common practice
dental practice
widespread practice
Examples of 'practice' in a sentence
practice
We do this as part of our business practices when needed.
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Unite said the arrangement was a normal practice within the union movement.
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It has two doctors but other practices with the same number offer a third more hours.
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Such a practice is already common in rugby.
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We are trying to put into practice what we think will be good for them.
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The government will consider introducing a new law banning the practice.
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The change in practice means that investigations into nurses and midwives will be dealt with differently to those made against doctors.
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Some people thought three hours' practice a day was a lot.
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In this case she was acting in accordance with established practice.
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Extra slip catching practice is necessary for reaction and positional reasons.
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Accounts are also important because they encourage wholesome business practice.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They may be unaware that this practice is illegal.
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This is not something that is part of medical practice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Worked the players hard in fielding practice but made no bones that his team need to improve.
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The following attitudes and practices will help you do this.
Lumsden, Robert 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
Your football practice is important and keeps you fit.
The Sun (2012)
We have changed our practice as a result of deaths.
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They did so only because that reflects law and practice.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
How does the marginal gains method work in practice?
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They have all been caused by the irrational and poor business practices of the banks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Any doctor in practice could have told them that.
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Few of us receive enough of it, and few of us regularly practice giving it away.
Christianity Today (2000)
Was this an established practice bequeathed to him by his predecessors when he took the job in 2005?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
To them because no other people can lead the world into the good practices necessary to realise the potential benefits of all this change.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Quotations
Practice makes perfect
In other languages
practice
British English: practice /ˈpræktɪs/ NOUN
routine You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice.
...the practice of using chemicals to colour the hair.
American English: practice
Arabic: مـُمَارَسَة
Brazilian Portuguese: prática
Chinese: 实践
Croatian: praksa
Czech: praxe
Danish: praksis
Dutch: praktijk
European Spanish: práctica
Finnish: käytäntö
French: pratique apprentissage
German: Übung
Greek: εξάσκηση
Italian: abitudine
Japanese: 練習
Korean: 실행
Norwegian: vane
Polish: praktyka
European Portuguese: prática
Romanian: obicei
Russian: практика
Latin American Spanish: práctica ejercitación
Swedish: praktik
Thai: การฝึกฝน
Turkish: pratik
Ukrainian: практика
Vietnamese: thực tiễn
British English: practice NOUN
rehearsalPractice means doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. A practice is one of these periods of doing something.
She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day.
American English: practice
Brazilian Portuguese: prática
Chinese: 练习
European Spanish: práctica
French: entraînement
German: Training
Italian: pratica
Japanese: 練習
Korean: 연습
European Portuguese: prática
Latin American Spanish: práctica
All related terms of 'practice'
practise
If you practise something, you keep doing it regularly in order to be able to do it better .
in practice
What happens in practice is what actually happens, in contrast to what is supposed to happen.
best practice
Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective .
fire practice
a rehearsal of duties or escape procedures to be followed in case of fire
practice exam
an informal examination taken as a preparation for an actual or formal examination
practice game
any informal game (of sports, chess , etc) played as preparation for a real game
practice test
an informal examination taken as a preparation for an actual or formal examination
choir practice
a choir's regular meeting for practice
common practice
If something is common , it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
dental practice
A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers .
family practice
general practice
group practice
a medical practice undertaken by a group of associated doctors who work together as partners or as specialists in different areas
massed practice
learning with no intervals or short intervals between successive bouts of learning
practice match
any informal game (of sports , chess , etc) played as preparation for a real game
practice nurse
a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
sharp practice
You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving , especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
skull practice
a meeting of a sports team with its coaches to discuss plays and strategy
target practice
practice at hitting the target in a sport such as archery or shooting
unfair practice
any practice in business involving the general public or competing parties that is prohibited by statute and regulated by an appropriate government agency
accepted practice
Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable .
bayonet practice
drill in the use of a bayonet
general practice
When a doctor is in general practice , he or she treats sick people at a surgery or office , or visits them at home , and does not specialize in a particular type of medicine .
pattern practice
a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb , as directed by the teacher , or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question
practice manager
the manager of a business such as a medical practice, dental practice, or legal practice
practice session
a period of training that takes place over a set period of time, for example an hour or several hours
practice teacher
→ student teacher
private practice
medical practice that is not part of the National Health Service
shooting practice
practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
teaching practice
Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training.
architectural practice
A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers .
code of practice
A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
distributed practice
learning with reasonably long intervals between separate occasions of learning
out of practice
If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
practice discipline
If you refer to an activity or situation as a discipline , you mean that, in order to be successful in it, you need to behave in a strictly controlled way and obey particular rules or standards.
put into practice
If you put a belief or method into practice , you behave or act in accordance with it.
restrictive practice
Restrictive practices are ways in which people involved in an industry , trade, or profession protect their own interests, rather than having a system which is fair to the public, employers, and other workers.
widespread practice
You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice .
practice makes perfect
If you say ' practice makes perfect ', you mean that it is possible to learn something or develop a skill if you practise enough. People often say this to encourage someone to keep practising.
normal practice/standard practice
If something such as a procedure is normal practice or standard practice , it is the usual thing that is done in a particular situation .
Chinese translation of 'practice'
practice
(ˈpræktɪs)
n
(c) (= custom) 习(習)俗 (xísú) (种(種), zhǒng)
(c/u) (= way of operating) 惯(慣)例 (guànlì)
(u) (= not theory) 实(實)践(踐) (shíjiàn)
(u) (= exercise, training) 练(練)习(習) (liànxí)
(c) (= training session) 实(實)习(習) (shíxí) (次, cì)
(u)[of religion]信奉活动(動) (xìnfèng huódòng)
(c) (Med, Law, = business) 从(從)业(業) (cóngyè)
(u) (= work) 工作 (gōngzuò)
vt, vi
(US) =practise
it's normal or standard practice这(這)是通常或标(標)准(準)做法 (zhè shì tōngcháng huò biāozhǔn zuòfǎ)
in practice (= in reality) 实(實)际(際)上 (shíjìshang)
to put sth into practice应(應)用某事 (yìngyòng mǒushì)
to be out of practice荒疏 (huāngshū)
2 hours' piano practice2小时(時)的练(練)琴时(時)间(間) (èr xiǎoshí de liànqín shíjiān)
practise
or (US) practice
(ˈpræktɪs)
vt
(= work on)[sport, technique, musical instrument, piece of music]练(練)习(習) (liànxí)
⇒ Acupuncture was first practised in China in the third millennium BC.公元前3000年中国人首次使用针灸。 (Gōngyuán qián sānqiān nián Zhōngguórén shǒucì shǐyòng zhēnjiǔ.)
[medicine, law]从(從)业 (cóngyè)
vi
(= train) (in music, theatre, sport) 练(練)习(習) (liànxí)
[lawyer, doctor, dentist]从(從)业(業) (cóngyè)
to practise as a lawyer做律师(師) (zuò lǜshī)
All related terms of 'practice'
practise
( work on : sport, technique, musical instrument, piece of music ) 练(練)习(習) liànxí
in practice
( in reality ) 实(實)际(際)上 shíjìshang
sharp practice
不正当(當)的手段 bù zhèngdàng de shǒuduàn
code of practice
实(實)践(踐)准(準)则(則) shíjiàn zhǔnzé
2 hours' piano practice
2小时(時)的练(練)琴时(時)间(間) èr xiǎoshí de liànqín shíjiān