Preferential Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

PREFERENTIAL meaning: giving an advantage to a particular person or group. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary preferential 1ENTRIESFOUND: preferential(adjective) preferential /ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/ adjective preferential /ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/ adjective BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofPREFERENTIAL [morepreferential;mostpreferential] : givinganadvantagetoaparticularpersonorgroup powerfulpeoplewhodemand/get/receivepreferentialtreatmentfrompoliticians [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —preferentially adverb Themanager'sfriendsaretreatedpreferentially. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whatisthedifferencebetweenlearnandstudy? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY replete :havingmuchorplentyofsomething(formal) LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.