preferential ​Definitions and Synonyms - Macmillan Dictionary

Definition of PREFERENTIAL (adjective): giving someone an advantage over other people. Collocations Thesaurus Blog BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Search ​ BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Collocations Thesaurus Blog Search ​ IDMpreferential ​Definitions and Synonyms​adjective UK /ˌprefəˈrenʃ(ə)l/ DEFINITIONS1 1givingonepersonorgroupanadvantageoverotherspreferentialtreatment:EuropehasgivenCaribbeanbananagrowerspreferentialtreatmentformorethan20years.Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Favouritismandunfairnessapartheidlinguisticimperialismfavouritism... ExploreThesaurus ​derivedwordpreferentially​adverbSynonymsandrelatedwords+-Favouritismandunfairnessapartheidlinguisticimperialismfavouritism... ExploreThesaurus ​ DefinitionandsynonymsofpreferentialfromtheonlineEnglishdictionaryfromMacmillanEducation.ThisistheBritishEnglishdefinitionofpreferential.ViewAmericanEnglishdefinitionofpreferential.ChangeyourdefaultdictionarytoAmericanEnglish. Viewthepronunciationforpreferential.    Thesaurus TrendingWords for 0.4% very 55.0% putoff 8.7% takeon -5.2% bluemovie -19.0% Discover Synonymsofthemonth gift present surprise token package largesse treat Browsemore Usingthedictionary ​ Sharethisentry Quizzes Vocabularyquiz:trendingwordsof2020 Takethequiznow Contact Privacy ConsentManagement CookiesPolicy TermsandConditions FAQ Index About Authors Partners Options Tools FOLLOWUS Twitter Facebook JoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews. ©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2022