BEST PRACTICE Definition & Meaning

best practice

noun

Chiefly Business.

Often best practices. a procedure or set of procedures that is preferred or considered standard within an organization, industry, etc.:
The company adopted best practice in employee recruitment.
At the meeting we reviewed best practices for communicating with clients.
Their methodology was identified as a best practice.

best practice

noun

the recognized methods of correctly running businesses or providing services

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of best practice¹

First recorded in 1980–85; derived from an earlier (1905) sense “the best method, procedure, etc.”

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"There needs to be a full risk assessment carried out of all the official and unofficial bus stops and we should look at other best practice on this issue in other parts of the world."

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Mr McCready believes that the school where he has taught for 20 years, St Andrews RC Secondary in the east end of Glasgow, is an example of best practice.

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"There's a consumer working group which we are part of and we are desperate to get this code into operation to protect people from private parking operators who really aren't following best practice," Mr Williams added.

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“It is also a best practice to conduct periodic audits of I-9 records to identify and correct any discrepancies before ICE shows up.”

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"The integration of the Ineos brand on this iconic kit symbolises our partnership to share best practice and collaborate on performance innovation," he said.

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