preferred
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- præferred (archaic)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈfɜːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈfɝd/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d
Verb[edit]
preferred
- simple past and past participle of prefer
- simple past and past participle of preferre
Adjective[edit]
preferred (comparative more preferred, superlative most preferred)
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Noun[edit]
preferred (plural preferreds)
- (finance) Preferred stock.
- 2008 March 30, Gretchen Morgenson, “If You Can’t Sell, Good Luck”, in New York Times[1]:
- Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.