established practice

Frequency: 8.014.4 per million words

Refers to a usual and accepted way of doing something within a particular society or group.

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Examples (10)

  • Tipping is an established practice in the service industry here.
  • The court followed the established practice of reviewing all prior evidence.
  • It is established practice for surgeons to wash their hands thoroughly before an operation.
  • Citing sources is a fundamental and established practice in academic writing.
  • We are challenging the long-established practice of only promoting from within the company.
  • In the 19th century, it was an established practice for families to have many children.
  • Deviating from the established practice requires written approval from the director.
  • The new policy will change the established practice for handling customer complaints.
  • Is this an established practice, or just something our team has been doing informally?
  • Shaking hands upon meeting is a well-established practice in many Western cultures.