preference

/ˈpref.ər.əns/

/ˈ-ɚ-/

Definition

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2. Practise

B2 the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing or person: Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes. I have a preference for sweet food over spicy. Choosing furniture is largely a matter of personal preference. It would be wrong to discriminate against a candidate because of their sexual preference (= the sex of the people they are sexually attracted to).Liking more › an advantage that is given to a person or a group of people: We give preference to those who have worked with us for a long time. Special preferences were offered initially to encourage investment.Advantage and disadvantage in preference to sth › If you choose one thing in preference to another thing, you choose it because you like or want it more than the other thing: He studied chemistry in preference to physics at university.Liking more

(Definition of preference noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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