Preference Definition

prĕfər-əns, prĕfrəns
preferences
noun
preferences
The selecting of someone or something over another or others.
Has a decided preference for travel by train.
American Heritage
The right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim.
Webster's New World
A preferring or being preferred; greater liking.
Webster's New World
Something preferred; one's first choice.
Webster's New World
A priority of payment given to one or more creditors by an insolvent debtor.
American Heritage
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verb

(US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

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Other Word Forms of Preference

Noun

Singular:
preference
Plural:
preferences

Origin of Preference

  • Middle English preferraunce preferment from Old French preference from preferer to prefer prefer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Preference Sentence Examples

  • Their dates had been modest, but was that by preference, or because he had limited funding?

  • It's a matter of personal preference.

  • The chef can spice your entree to your preference from mild to vary spicy.

  • By preference the Andamanese are exogamous as regards sept and endogamous as regards tribe.

  • Her preference is to date non-celebrities.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PR & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With CE

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