1 [U,sing.] ~ (for sb/sth) a greater interest in or desire for sb/sth than sb/sth else:
It's a matter of personal preference. * Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. * I can't say that I have any particular preference. * Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference.
2 [C] a thing that is liked better or best:
a study of consumer preferences
IDIOMS
give (a) preference to sb/sth to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things:
Preference will be given to graduates of this university.
in preference to sb/sth rather than sb/sth:
She was chosen in preference to her sister.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for preference is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is preference a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, preference is tagged as noun.
Does preference appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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