Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
practice — prac‧tice [ˈprækts] noun 1. [uncountable] the work done by a particular profession, especially lawyers or doctors who are working for themselves rather than a public organization: • Mr. Barr returned to private law practice in the mid 1990s. •… … Financial and business terms
Practice management — software (PMS) is a category of software that deals with the day to day operations of a medical practice. Such software frequently allows users to capture patient demographics, schedule appointments, maintain lists of insurance payers, perform… … Wikipedia
Practice (learning method) — Practice is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase practice makes perfect . Sports teams practice to prepare for actual games.… … Wikipedia
practice — prac·tice n 1: the form and manner of conducting judicial and quasi judicial proceedings 2 a: the continuous exercise of a profession; also: the performance of services that are considered to require an appropriate license engaged in the… … Law dictionary
practice — [prak′tis] vt. practiced, practicing [ME practisen < MFr practiser, altered < practiquer < ML practicare < LL practicus < Gr praktikos, concerning action, practical < prassein, to do] 1. to do or engage in frequently or usually; … English World dictionary
Practice — Prac tice, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? practical. See {Practical}, and cf. {Pratique}, {Pretty}.] 1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
practice# — practice vb Practice, exercise, drill are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to perform or cause one to perform an act or series of acts repeatedly and, as nouns, such repeated activity or exertion. Practice fundamentally implies doing,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Practice What You Preach — Studioalbum von Testament Veröffentlichung 4. August 1989 Label Megaforce Rec … Deutsch Wikipedia
Practice research — is a form of academic research which incorporates an element of practice in the methodology or research output. Rather than seeing the relationship between practice and theory as a dichotomy, as has sometimes traditionally been the case (see… … Wikipedia
Practice — or Practise may refer to: * Practice (learning method), a method of learning by repetition * Standards Practices, a conventional, traditional, or otherwise standardised method * Practice of law * Law firm, a legal practice * Medical practice, a… … Wikipedia
Practice — Prac tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised, practising.] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. Incline not my… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
