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preference::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | penchant, predilection, taste |
| Type of | liking |
| Has types | weakness, acquired taste |
| Derivation | prefer |
my own preference is for good literature.
preference::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | orientation, predilection |
| Type of | predisposition |
| Derivation | prefer, preferent, preferential |
his sexual preferences.
preference::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | druthers |
| Type of | option, alternative, choice |
| Has types | wish |
Examples of preference
preference
His own preference is to hire younger officers trained up from a lower pay rate.
From the dailyherald.com
Clinton has been leading among the superdelegates who've expressed a preference.
From the bloomberg.com
Charlotte is urban when we want it to be, comfortable if that's your preference.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Preference given to candidates who have managed a full-life cycle proposal team.
From the jobview.monster.com
Pollsters Harris Interactive asked questions about brand preference and loyalty.
From the techcrunch.com
If one candidate gets more than 50 per cent of first preference votes, they win.
From the theepochtimes.com
Foreign businesses say this in effect means giving preference to domestic firms.
From the economist.com
To the alarm of local growers, it has a marked preference for sweet, ripe fruit.
From the time.com
Those with the most seniority were given first preference on jobs, Dudgeon said.
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- A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
- Predilection: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
- The right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
- Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
- A preference is a technical term in psychology, economics and philosophy usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives: someone has a preference for A over B if they would choose A rather than B.
- In economics and other social sciences, preference refers to the set of assumptions relating to a real or imagined "choice" between alternatives and the possibility of rank ordering of these alternatives, based on the degree of happiness, satisfaction, gratification, enjoyment, or utility they ...
- In many legal systems, where a person or company transfers assets or pays a debt to a creditor shortly before going into bankruptcy, that payment or transfer can be set aside on the application of the liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy as an unfair preference or simply a preference.
- The selection of one thing or person over others; The option to so select, and the one selected; The state of being preferred over others; A strong liking or personal valuation; A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination; A card game
- (Preferences) These special trade advantages (e.g. tariff preferences) are given by governments to trading partners in order to promote export growth and development. These are often granted by developed countries to LDCs. ...
