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noun

rationale

a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action

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Six example sentences with rationale, each labelled with its topic.

  • The committee published its rationale for the new dosing schedule, citing three trials and the shorter recovery times they showed.

    Medicine

  • Players demanded a rationale for the balance patch, and the studio explained which win rates had driven every change.

    Gaming

  • Her rationale for the tax was laid out in four pages: fund the transit line, then retire the debt.

    Politics

  • The memo gave the rationale for closing the Leeds branch: rent had doubled while foot traffic fell by half.

    Business

  • Her rationale for the deep eaves was simple, shade in July and dry walls through the winter rains.

    Architecture

  • The fund's rationale for selling was written on one page: margins were shrinking and management had stopped buying shares.

    Finance

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