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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun preference has 4 senses
- preference(n = noun.feeling) penchant, predilection, taste - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" is a kind of liking
- preference(n = noun.cognition) orientation, predilection - a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" is a kind of predisposition
- preference(n = noun.cognition) druthers - the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" is a kind of alternative, choice, option
- preference(n = noun.attribute) - grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties); is a kind of advantage, vantage
has particulars: acquired taste, weakness
Derived form verb prefer1
Derived forms verb prefer2, adjective preferent1, adjective preferential1
has particulars: wish
CIDE DICTIONARY
preference, n. [Cf. F. préférence.].
- The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference. [1913 Webster]"Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry." [1913 Webster]"Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's." [1913 Webster]
- That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference? [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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.
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.
Idiom
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)
DEVIL DICTIONARY
preference
n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.An ancient philosopher, expounding his conviction that life is no better than death, was asked by a disciple why, then, he did not die. "Because," he replied, "death is no better than life."
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