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Preference

Preference Meaning & Definition
Preference Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Preference?

[n] grant of favor or advantage to one over another (esp to a country or countries in matters of international trade such as levying duties)
[n] the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
[n] a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
[n] a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Preference: druthers | orientation | penchant | predilection | predilection | taste

Related Terms | Find terms related to Preference:

See Also | acquired taste | advantage | alternative | choice | liking | option | predisposition | vantage | weakness | wish

Preference In Webster's Dictionary

\Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rence.] 1. 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. Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry. --Dryden. Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's. --Locke. 2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?

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