Preferential definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of preference. preferential policies ; 2. showing or giving preference. a preferential hiring system ; 3. receiving or ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesGrammar Definitionof 'preferential'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× preferential (prefərenʃəl ) adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Ifyougetpreferentialtreatment,youaretreatedbetterthanotherpeopleandthereforehaveanadvantageoverthem. Despiteherstatus,theDuchesswillnotbegivenpreferentialtreatment. Synonyms:privileged,favoured,superior,better MoreSynonymsofpreferential preferentially gradedadverb[ADVERBwithverb] CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof preferential Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'preferential' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'preferential' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'etymologicum' HindiTranslationof'preferential' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency preferentialinBritishEnglish (ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl ) adjective1. showingorresultingfrompreference 2. giving,receiving,ororiginatingfrompreferenceininternationaltrade CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformspreferentiality(ˌprɛfəˌrɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ )noun preferentially(ˌpreferˈentially)adverb WordFrequency preferentialinAmericanEnglish (ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl ) adjective1.  of,having,giving,orreceivingpreference 2.  offeringorallowingapreference apreferentialballot 3. US designatingaunionshopwhichgivespreference,asbycontract,tounionmembersinhiring,layoffs,etc. 4.  receivingpreferences,asintariffs Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformspreferentialism(ˌpreferˈentialˌism) noun preferentially(ˌpreferˈentially) adverb WordoriginMLpraeferentia(seepreference)+-al WordFrequency preferentialinAmericanEnglish (ˌprefəˈrenʃəl) adjective1. of,pertainingto,orofthenatureofpreference preferentialpolicies 2. showingorgivingpreference apreferentialhiringsystem 3. receivingorenjoyingpreference,asacountryintraderelations;favored Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformspreferentialismnoun preferentialistnoun preferentiallyadverb Wordorigin[1840–50;‹MLpraeferenti(a)preference+-al1] Examplesof'preferential'inasentence preferential TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Thiscouldbedonebypreferentialvoting.TheGuardian(2018)Infactthevotingsysteminthoseelectionsisapreferentialsystem.TheGuardian(2017)Wehavenopreferentialaccesstoanyone.TheGuardian(2021)Thegovernmentisexpectedtoacceptajointcommitteerecommendationforoptionalpreferentialvotingbelowtheline.TheGuardian(2016)Themostpreferentialoptionwouldbeforasustainedperiodofmonetarystabilityamidthecurrenteconomicandpoliticaluncertainty.TheGuardian(2018)Womenareoftengivenpreferentialtreatmentinpubliclife.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Mightobeseemployeesneedpreferentialaccesstocarparking?Times,SundayTimes(2014)MPswarnedthisweekendthatpreferentialdealsriskedunderminingtheroyalfamily.Times,SundayTimes(2009)InexchangeBeiJinggetspreferentialtradedeals.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Yes,theygetpreferentialtreatment.Times,SundayTimes(2014) COBUILDCollocations preferential  preferentialrate preferentialterms Trendsof preferential Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages preferential BritishEnglish:preferential ADJECTIVE/ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/Ifyougetpreferentialtreatment,youaretreatedbetterthanotherpeopleandthereforehaveanadvantageoverthem.Firstbornsonsreceivedpreferentialtreatment.AmericanEnglish:preferential /prɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/BrazilianPortuguese:preferencial Chinese:优等的EuropeanSpanish:preferente French:préférentiel German:bevorzugt Italian:preferenziale Japanese:優遇のKorean:특혜의EuropeanPortuguese:preferencial LatinAmericanSpanish:preferencial Thai:ที่ดีกว่าคนอื่นๆ,ที่ได้รับสิทธิ์พิเศษ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically preferential preferenceshare preferenceshares preferencestock preferential preferentialaccess preferentialrate preferentialshop AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof preferential preferentialrate preferentialshop preferentialterms preferentialaccess preferentialtreatment Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofpreferentialfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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