English Online Dictionary. What means preference? What does preference mean?
English
Alternative forms
- præference (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans.
Morphologically prefer + -ence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/, /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹɛns/
- Rhymes: -ɛfəɹəns
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")
- The option to so select, and the one selected.
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
preference (third-person singular simple present preferences, present participle preferencing, simple past and past participle preferenced)
- (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.
See also
- preferences
Etymology 2
Noun
preference (uncountable)
- Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprɛfɛrɛnt͡sɛ]
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)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- See oferta
See also
- upřednostnění
Further reading
- “preference”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “preference”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “preference”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Middle French
Noun
preference f (plural preferences)
- preference (option preferred over another option)