Meaning of preferential in English - Cambridge Dictionary

preferential definition: 1. used to say that something that someone is given ... preferential rates/terms/arrangements Members can get preferential terms on ... MeaningofpreferentialinEnglish preferentialadjective[beforenoun]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/ usedtosaythatsomethingthatsomeoneisgivenisbetterthanwhatotherpeoplereceive:Inmatesclaimedthatsomeprisonershadreceivedpreferentialtreatment.Singlemothershavebeengivenpreferentialaccesstocouncilhousing. Usefuloradvantageous advantageous advantageously all-singing amiss asset fecund foil fruitful fruitfully fruitfulness functionally gainfully general profitable profitably repay repaysomeone'seffort,time,attention,etc.idiom respite salutary sniff Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. Relatedword preferentially (DefinitionofpreferentialfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) preferential|AmericanDictionary preferentialadjectiveus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˌpref·əˈren·tʃəl/ betterthanthatgiventoothers:Someprisonershadapparentlyreceivedpreferentialtreatment. (DefinitionofpreferentialfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) preferential|BusinessEnglish preferentialadjective[beforenoun]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˌprefərˈenʃəl/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio betterthanthatwhichisgiventoothers:Itisnotacceptable,inamoderncompany,togivepreferentialtreatmenttoyourrelativesandfriends.BananasfromCaribbeancountrieshavetraditionallyenjoyedpreferentialaccesstotheEU.preferentialrates/terms/arrangementsMemberscangetpreferentialtermsonservicessuchasfreemortgagevaluationsanddiscountsonpersonalloans. (DefinitionofpreferentialfromtheCambridgeBusinessEnglishDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofpreferential preferential Wearenowreadytoanalysetheeffectoftheintroductionofpreferentialtrading. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Developingregionswithsmallerpreferentialquotasstandtogainmorefrommarketliberalisation. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Itsconcernshavelesstodowithprofoundcausesthanwithdistributivegoods,suchaspoliticalappointmentsorpreferentialbenefitsinpublicpolicies. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therealchallengeinfrontofus,then,istoclarifyconditionsunderwhichpreferentialsystemscancontributetomakingethnicproblemslesssalient. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inpractice,manyutilitycompaniesandgovernmentagenciesstillrefusetohonourthepreferentialpolicy. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Infact,thepreferentialtransmissionofthe7-repeatallelefromparentstodisorganizedchildrenwasnotsignificant. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Itispossible,however,thatpreferentialsystemscanhavemoderatingeffectsinothercontexts. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Discrepanciesbetweenthisstudyandearlierinvestigationsarediscussedwithreferencetodifferencesbetweenhabituationandpreferentiallookingtasks. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thispreferentialbackgroundreducestheforceofnecessityofthegiveninstructions. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thus,themultilateralprocesstriggerstheregionalizationofthenegotiationprocessandhenceiscomplementarytotheformationofpreferentialtradingagreements. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theunequaldistributionofbenefitsresultedinmemberstatesfailingtoimplementagreedtariffreductionsandpreferentialtradeaccessagreements. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Onthedownside,thisoftenresultedinpreferentialtreatmentforcertainregionsoverothers,dependinguponthepowerholders'origins. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ifthepollutionchargeistoolowandthecountryexportstheproductwhichgeneratespollution,welfaremaydeclineupontheintroductionofpreferentialtrading. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Equally,thereiswidespreadagreementthatpreferentialarrangementshavebeenquiteinfluential,exertingasubstantialimpactontheglobaltradingsystem. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thesemodelsbroadlydifferentiatebetweengeneralbackgroundmixing,andpreferentialcontactswithinagegroups. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofpreferential inChinese(Traditional) 優先的,優待的，優惠的… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 优先的,优待的，优惠的… Seemore inPortuguese preferencial… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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