Entry Word: practice

Function: noun

Meaning:

also practise

1 a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance <we held one last practice before the big concert> — see rehearsal
2 a usual manner of behaving or doing <the storeʼs practice has always been to honor all major credit cards> — see habit
3 something done over and over in order to develop skill <practice makes perfect> — see exercise 2