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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun 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"
- preference(n = noun.cognition) orientation, predilection - a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
- preference(n = noun.cognition) druthers - the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
- 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);
Derived form verb prefer1
Derived form verb prefer2, adjective preferent1, adjective preferential1
CIDE DICTIONARY
, n. Array
- 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 . [1913 Webster]preference - That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your
preference ? [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, 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
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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