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1. (n.) preference
the act of preferring.
2. preference
the state of being preferred.
3. preference
something preferred; choice; selection:
Her preference is vanilla.
4. preference
a practical advantage given to one over others.
5. preference
a prior right or claim, as to payment.
6. preference
the favoring of one country over others in international trade.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) preference, penchant, predilection, taste
a strong liking
"my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
2. (noun) predilection, preference, orientation
a predisposition in favor of something
"a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
3. (noun) preference, druthers
the right or chance to choose
"given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
4. (noun) preference
grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
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1. (noun) preference
the fact of preferring sth, or the thing you prefer
I have no preference.; The clients showed/expressed a preference for the new design.; The first option would be my preference.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Preference
the act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference
2. (noun) Preference
that which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?
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Sense: (a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another
He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.
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 Afrikaans: voorkeur |
 Arabic: تَفْضيل |
 Bulgarian: предпочитание |
 Brazilian: preferência |
 Czech: přednost; záliba |
 German: die Vorliebe |
 Danish: forkærlighed |
 Greek: προτίμηση |
 Spanish: preferencia |
 Estonian: eelistus |
 Farsi: ترجیح |
 Finnish: mieltymys |
 French: préférence |
 Hebrew: הַעֲדָפָה |
 Hindi: वरीयता |
 Croatian: prednost, prvenstvo |
 Hungarian: előny(ben részesítés) |
 Indonesian: pilihan |
 Icelandic: það að taka e-ð/e-n fram |
 Italian: preferenza |
 Korean: 선호 |
 Lithuanian: pirmenybė, polinkis |
 Latvian: priekšroka; izvēle |
 Malay: lebih suka |
 Dutch: voorkeur |
 Norwegian: forkjærlighet |
 Polish: preferencja |
 Persian: ترجیح |
 Pashto: غوره توب |
 Portuguese: preferência |
 Romanian: preferinţă |
 Russian: предпочтение |
 Slovak: prednosť |
 Slovenian: prednost |
 Serbian: preferencija |
 Swedish: förkärlek, preferens |
 Thai: ความพึงใจ |
 Turkish: tercih |
 Taiwanese: 偏愛 |
 Ukrainian: перевага |
 Urdu: ترجيح |
 Vietnamese: sự thích hơn |
 Chinese: 偏爱 |
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