preference
See also: préférence
English
Alternative forms
- præference (archaic)
Etymology 1
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French preference, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. preferentia
Pronunciation
Noun
preference (countable and uncountable, plural preferences)
- The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
- He has a preference for crisp wines.
- The option to so select, and the one selected.
- 2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18:
- Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.
- Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
- The state of being preferred over others.
- A strong liking or personal valuation.
- A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
Synonyms
- forechoice
- (preferential bias): see Thesaurus:predilection
Translations
selection
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option to select or selected
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state of being preferred
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liking
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bias
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card game — see preferans
Verb
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- (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
preference (uncountable)
- Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
preference f
- preference (selection of one thing or person over others)
- spotřebitelské preference ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- volební preference ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Related terms
- See oferta
- preferovat
See also
Middle French
Noun
preference f (plural preferences)
- preference (option preferred over another option)
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