recipient's

It tends to reduce the recipient's interest in the task, or commitment to the action, that elicited the praise.

Alfie Kohn: Criticizing (Common Criticisms of) Praise Alfie Kohn 2012

Aside from obvious financial implications, the process demands combing through every minute detail of the recipient's life, braving the animals at department stores and producing the appropriate packaging which unfortunately doesn't spin right from our abdomens.

Love and other animals 2011

Sure, buying someone a gift they've explicitly requested "may not feel like you're doing something special," says Francis Flynn, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University, "but it's better than sending a signal that you don't care" by ignoring the gift recipient's preferences.

So Did Santa Treat You Well Today? Carolyn T. Geer 2011

Tailor the floral delivery to the recipient's personality: Classic, Contemporary or Exotic.

Elizabeth Thorp: 10 Perfect Gifts for That Posh Person Who Has Everything Elizabeth Thorp 2011

The recipient's basis is the same as the giver's; it simply "carries over" when the gift is made.

Define that term #309 2009

In attacking the principle of "universal" benefits, in which payment comes regardless of the recipient's wage, the measure acted as a wake-up call to Britain's middle classes.

U.K. Leader to Warn of 'Difficult' Cuts Alistair MacDonald 2010

Given the presence of increased amniotic fluid volume within the recipient twin sac (polyhydramnios), the recipient's umbilical cord was easily identified and approachable using ultrasound guidance alone.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) 2010

The team became openly optimistic as the recipient's excess amniotic fluid dissipated.

TTTS — Dicus 2010

Forty-four years on, and according to my rushed, racy riffle yesterday through parchmenty old library cuttings, next week's Stiles sale leaves the 1966 winner's medals of the Charlton brothers, Jack and Bobby, as the only two still snug at the back of the original recipient's sock drawer.

Tears for souvenirs as Best and Stiles memorabilia go up for auction Frank Keating 2010

Cf. "stepped-up" basis, where the recipient's income tax basis in property devised by will or distributed in intestacy will be its value as of the date of the passing of the donor.

Define That Term #208 2009