The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
give preference to something — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… … Useful english dictionary
show preference to someone — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… … Useful english dictionary
preference — [[t]pre̱fərəns[/t]] preferences 1) N VAR: usu N for n If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else. The Bill will allow parents the right to express a preference for the school their… … English dictionary
preference — pref|er|ence [ pref(ə)rəns ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else: preference for: a preference for small dogs have a preference: Either tomorrow or Wednesday is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
preference */*/ — UK [ˈpref(ə)rəns] / US noun Word forms preference : singular preference plural preferences 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else preference for: a preference for small… … English dictionary
give — give1 [ gıv ] (past tense gave [ geıv ] ; past participle giv|en [ gıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 provide someone with something ▸ 2 make someone owner of something ▸ 3 put medicine in someone ▸ 4 cause effect/experience ▸ 5 communicate ▸ 6 perform action … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
give — I UK [ɡɪv] / US verb Word forms give : present tense I/you/we/they give he/she/it gives present participle giving past tense gave UK [ɡeɪv] / US past participle given UK [ˈɡɪv(ə)n] / US *** 1) [transitive] to put something in someone s hand, or… … English dictionary
show preference to something — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… … Useful english dictionary
preference — pref|e|rence W3 [ˈprefərəns] n 1.) [U and C] if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can →↑prefer ▪ Do you have a colour preference ? preference for ▪ a cultural preference for boy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
preference — noun 1 (C, U) if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing: have a preference: We could eat Chinese, Italian, or Indian do you have any preference? | have a preference for: I must admit I have a preference for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
