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preferential
[ pref-uh-ren-shuhl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of preference:
preferential policies.
- showing or giving preference:
a preferential hiring system.
- receiving or enjoying preference, as a country in trade relations; favored.
preferential
/ ˌprɛfəˌrɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ; ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl /
adjective
- showing or resulting from preference
- giving, receiving, or originating from preference in international trade
Derived Forms
- ˌڱˈԳپ, adverb
- preferentiality, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- e·t· noun
- e·t· noun
- e·t· adverb
- ԴDzp··t adjective
- ԴDzp··t·ly adverb
- ԴDzp··t·ism noun
- ܲȴ-e·t adjective
- quasi-e·t· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of preferential1
Example Sentences
The workers have preferential hiring rights under Long Beach’s concession worker retention ordinance.
Conservatives complained that the network only fact-checked Trump, thus giving preferential treatment to the Democrat nominee, Harris.
The other big stabiliser for Australia, say experts, is preferential voting – where voters effectively number their candidates in order of who they want to win.
Voting is mandatory for all citizens over 18, the country uses preferential voting, and picking up a "democracy sausage" is a polling day custom.
Allegations of preferential treatment have long clouded the complicated, two-step deal.
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