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best practice

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A well-defined procedure that is known to produce near-optimum results.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, marketing

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 最佳實踐 /最佳实践 (zuìjiā shíjiàn) — procedure for best results
  • Finnish: paras käytäntö — procedure for best results
  • French: bonne pratique — procedure for best results
  • French: bonnes pratiques — procedure for best results
  • Georgian: საუკეთესო პრაქტიკული ნორმა (sauḳeteso ṗrakṭiḳuli norma) — procedure for best results
  • Georgian: საუკეთესო პრაქტიკა (sauḳeteso ṗrakṭiḳa) — procedure for best results
  • Georgian: საუკეთესო პრაქტიკის სტანდარტი (sauḳeteso ṗrakṭiḳis sṭandarṭi) — procedure for best results
  • German: Best Practice — procedure for best results
  • German: beste Vorgehensweise — procedure for best results
  • German: beste Praxis — procedure for best results
  • German: bewährte Praxis — procedure for best results
  • Macedonian: најдобра пракса (najdobra praksa) — procedure for best results
  • Russian: лу́чшая пра́ктика (lúčšaja práktika) — procedure for best results