pref´er|en´tial|ly

pref´er|en´tial|ly
pref|er|en|tial «PREHF uh REHN shuhl», adjective.
1. of, giving, or receiving preference: »

preferential treatment. Workers who lose their jobs to an automatic device should be given preferential hiring status (Wall Street Journal).

2. having import duties favoring particular countries: »

a preferential tariff.

3. indicating or permitting indication of the order of one's preference: »

a preferential vote, preferential voting. Both…were unopposed in the preferential portion of the primary—a sort of popularity poll (Wall Street Journal).

4. giving preference to union members in hiring, training, and promotion: »

a preferential shop.

pref´er|en´tial|ly, adverb.

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  • pref|er|en|tial — «PREHF uh REHN shuhl», adjective. 1. of, giving, or receiving preference: »preferential treatment. Workers who lose their jobs to an automatic device should be given preferential hiring status (Wall Street Journal). 2. having import duties… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pref|er|en|tial|ism — «PREHF uh REHN shuh lihz uhm», noun. the system of giving preference in the fixing of a tariff: »The old fashioned protectionism, which is now popping up again under the guise of Colonial preferentialism (Liberty Review) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pref|er|en|tial|ist — «PREHF uh REHN shuh lihst», noun. a supporter of preference in tariff relations …   Useful english dictionary

  • pref·er·en·tial — …   Useful english dictionary

  • pref — pref; pref·ac·er; pref·a·to·ri·al; pref·a·to·ri·ly; pref·a·to·ry; pref·er·a·bil·i·ty; pref·er·a·ble; pref·er·a·ble·ness; pref·er·ence; pref·er·en·dum; pref·er·ent; pref·er·en·tial; pref·er·en·tial·ism; pref·er·en·tial·ist; pref·ace;… …   English syllables

  • tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… …   English syllables

  • preferential — pref·er·en·tial …   English syllables

  • preferentially — pref·er·en·tial·ly …   English syllables

  • preferential — pref•er•en•tial [[t]ˌprɛf əˈrɛn ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or of the nature of preference 2) showing or giving preference 3) gov receiving preference, as a country in trade relations • Etymology: 1840–50; < ML pref er•en′tial•ism, n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • preferential — pref|er|en|tial [ ,prefə renʃl ] adjective giving one person or group an advantage over others: preferential treatment: Europe has given Caribbean banana growers preferential treatment for more than 20 years. ╾ pref|er|en|tial|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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