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[ pref-uh-ren-shuhl ] / ˌprɛf əˈrɛn ʃəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR preferential ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies. showing or giving preference: a preferential hiring system. receiving or enjoying preference, as a country in trade relations; favored. Origin of preferential1840–50; <Medieval Latin praeferenti(a) preference + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM preferentialpref·er·en·tial·ism, nounpref·er·en·tial·ist, nounpref·er·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·pref·er·en·tial, adjective non·pref·er·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·pref·er·en·tial·ism, nounqua·si-pref·er·en·tial, adjectivequa·si-pref·er·en·tial·ly, adverb Words nearby preferentialpreferably, preference, preference share, preference shares, preference stock, preferential, preferential shop, preferential voting, preferment, preferred gender pronoun, preferred lie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for preferentialHall even made it clear that his problem is less with the preferential admissions, but with the lack of transparency. The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent|David Davis|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Either way, part of the tragedy and poignancy of polio is its preferential spread to babies and toddlers. Who’s to Blame for Global Polio Emergency?|Kent Sepkowitz|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The preferential ballot will definitely favor Gravity, which I felt was a superior film anyway. And the Best Picture Oscar Goes to… ‘12 Years A Slave,’ ‘Gravity,’ or ‘American Hustle?’|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Crony capitalism,” for example, typically refers to preferential relationships between politicians and business interests. Sarah Palin’s Left-Right Mash-Up|David Sessions|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The academy changed the voting rules this year to include 10 Best Picture nominees with preferential ballots. Oscar Voting Madness|Kim Masters|September 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST Literary shareholders to the amount of 500 and upwards will be entitled to a preferential boom by way of bonus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 6, 1894|Various Ownership of claim confers the right to reside thereon, and preferential right to a lease. Getting Gold|J. C. F. Johnson In nearly every state where there had been a preferential primary Mr. Roosevelt had carried the day. Contemporary American History, 1877-1913|Charles A. Beard Preferential mating, he thinks, produces in the long run, persons of exceptional talent. Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place|Various This is the weak point in Preferential Voting; any small section can ensure the rejection of a general favourite. Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government|T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
British Dictionary definitions for preferential
adjectiveshowing or resulting from preference giving, receiving, or originating from preference in international trade Derived forms of preferentialpreferentiality (ˌprɛfəˌrɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ), nounpreferentially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to preferentialadvantageous, preferred, favorite, special |