| 单词 | preference |
| 释义 | preference n. 1. the act or an instance of preferring or being preferred. 2. a thing preferred. 3. a the favouring of one person etc. before others. b Commerce the favouring of one country by admitting its products at a lower import duty. 4. Law a prior right, esp. to the payment of debts. Phrases and idioms in preference to as a thing preferred over (another). preference shares (or stock) Brit. shares or stock whose entitlement to dividend takes priority over that of ordinary shares. Etymology: F pr{eacute}f{eacute}rence f. med.L praeferentia (as PREFER) |
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