preference
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈprɛfərəns/
:
preferencia
- When making dinner, I always consider my family's dietary preferences before deciding on a menu.
- given preference
- preference rights
- employers received preference
I have no preference when it comes to race of guy.
- I have no preference when it comes to race of guy.
- All right, moving on to a cream highlighter, which my preference is always a powder highlighter.
- Grieve what happened to me, what I lost, honor my preferences, do things that matter to me.
- I don't have a preference whatsoever.
- I'm not trying to say you can't have your preferences, right.
- Do you people have preferences on how we do this Google Docs?
- So there's no need for federation if, if that's your preference.
- What you're doing is you're demonstrating that his time is more valuable than yours, that his preferences are more valuable than yours.
- We have yeah, our, our, our partnership preferences, right?
Examples
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In the election, voters expressed a clear preference for the candidate who focused on environmental issues.
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Administrators expressed an overwhelming preference to have certified teachers in charge of pre-kindergarten classrooms.
Academic text (1990) -
"Why no meat, Ben -- a religious preference, or do you just not like it?"
Fiction book (1997) -
Most Industrial Organization scholars also share a preference for market solutions over government solutions.
Academic text (1999) -
I thought you might have a preference about which closet or bed you wanted.
Fiction book (1991) -
Preference will be given to minority companies for a portion of these contracts.
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Comedy and music programs are tuned to audience preferences in this manner.
Academic text (1991) -
And then the city council decides to give minority-owned companies preference in city contracts.
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Preference will be given to students with higher grades during the scholarship selection process.
Synonyms
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1.0
One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things
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5.1
Freedom to decide what to do in a situation
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8.5
A spoken claim to have something before others
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9.9
A choice someone would prefer to make
A person's own choice about what they would rather do
Antonyms
Compounds
An investment that gives a fixed payment before other company investors and usually has no voting rights
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preference comes from the Latin parts pre- 'before' and ferre 'to carry'. So having preference means your choice or wish is 'carried before' others, which is why it can mean the right to choose or to be considered first.