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What (who) is Practice - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Practise; Practice (disambiguation); Practices
practice
1) n. custom or habit as shown by repeated action, as in "it is the practice in the industry to confirm orders before shipping." 2) n. the legal business, as in "law practice," or "the practice of the law." 3) v. to repeat an activity in order to maintain or improve skills, as "he practices the violin every evening." 4) v. to conduct a law business, as "she practices law in St. Louis."
practice
n.
1.
Custom, habit, wont, frequent repetition.
2.
Use, usage, customary course.
3.
Acting out, actual performance, doing, habitual doing.
4.
Exercise (as of a profession), pursuit, application.
5.
Exercise, drill, habitual performance (for skill's sake), constant exercise or use.
6.
Actions, acts, behavior, conduct, proceeding, dealing.
practice
¦ noun
1. the actual application or use of a plan or method, as opposed to the theories relating to it.
2. the customary or expected procedure or way of doing something.
3. the practising of a profession.
the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer.
4. the action or process of practising.
¦ verb US spelling of practise.
Phrases
in (or out of) practice having (or not having) practised an activity or skill on a regular basis.
Origin
ME: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.
Usage
Note that practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English, and is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise.
Examples of use of Practice
1. "The watchwords are practice, practice, practice.
2. Lucractive practice The practice is hugely lucrative for doctors.
3. "My general attitude is practice, practice, practice," he said in an interview with David Mendell, who wrote a new biography of Obama.
4. Today, the concept and practice of CSR is no different from any ordinary business practice.
5. And for me, track practice began to feel more like a practice in being miserable.