Preference

  • 31preference — noun 1) her preference for boys games Syn: liking, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition 2) my preference is rock music Syn …

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  • 32preference*/ — [ˈpref(ə)rəns] noun [C/U] someone or something that you prefer to something else Either tomorrow or Wednesday is fine for me. Do you have a preference?[/ex] It s really just a matter of personal preference which you choose.[/ex] • in preference… …

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  • 33preference — The right of one person over other persons, to be appointed administrator, for example, the right of a surviving spouse. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad §§ 50 et seq. A right given to a stockholder of a corporation to subscribe at a stated price for shares of… …

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  • 34preference — /pref euhr euhns, pref reuhns/, n. 1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. that which is preferred; choice: His preference is vanilla, not chocolate. 4. a practical advantage given to one over others. 5. a prior right or… …

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  • 35Preference — Pre|fe|rence 〈[ rã:s] f. 19; unz.〉 frz. Kartenspiel [<frz. préférence „Bevorzugung, Vorzug“] * * * Pre|fe|rence [prefe rã:s], die; , n [...sn̩; frz. préférence, eigtl. = Vorzug, zu: préférer < lat. praeferre = vorziehen; Gewinner ist, wer… …

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  • 36preference — noun 1) her preference for gin Syn: liking, partiality, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bent, penchant, predisposition 2) preference was given to female applicants Syn: priority …

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  • 37preference — gaminio pirmumas statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio ir maisto produktų sauga ir kokybė apibrėžtis Vertintojo pojūtis, kad vienas gaminys yra geresnis už kitą ar keletą kitų. atitikmenys: angl. preference pranc. préférence, f ryšiai: susijęs… …

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  • 38préférence — gaminio pirmumas statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio ir maisto produktų sauga ir kokybė apibrėžtis Vertintojo pojūtis, kad vienas gaminys yra geresnis už kitą ar keletą kitų. atitikmenys: angl. preference pranc. préférence, f ryšiai: susijęs… …

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  • 39preference — The paying or securing to one or more of his creditors, by an insolvent debtor, the whole or a part of their claim, to the exclusion or detriment of the rest. The act of an insolvent debtor who, in distributing his property or in assigning it for …

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  • 40preference — n. 1 the act or an instance of preferring or being preferred. 2 a thing preferred. 3 a the favouring of one person etc. before others. b Commerce the favouring of one country by admitting its products at a lower import duty. 4 Law a prior right,… …

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