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Definition of preferential - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
preferencegiven or showing favor to someone or something
- The club has preferential rates for its members.
2.
electionTECH. UK relating to a voting system with preferencesTECH. UK
- The election used a preferential voting system.
3.
tradeTECH. giving, receiving, or originating from preference in tradeTECH.
- The country enjoys preferential trade agreements.
Expressions with preferential
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having better conditions than others in a deal
They received on preferential terms access to the new service.
special position allowing better trade terms than others
The country was granted preferential trading status by its neighbors.
treat one person or group better than others in similar situations
The manager tends to give preferential treatment to his close friends.
specially favorable conditions offered in a financial or business agreement
The bank granted the company preferential terms on its loan.
special lower charge or interest given instead of the normal standard rate
Customers with large deposits may qualify for a preferential rate on loans.
giving better trade terms to certain countries or groups
The countries signed a preferential trade agreement last year.
legal claim giving someone priority treatment over other possible parties
The contract granted the company a preferential right to purchase any new shares.
voting system where voters rank candidates by preference
In preferential voting, she ranked her favorite candidate first.
ballot on which voters rank candidates in order of preference
Each voter received a preferential ballot listing all three mayoral candidates.
payment level giving selected customers or products better financial conditions than others
Members of the association receive preferential pricing on conference tickets.
system of lower customs duties granted to selected partners or products
The trade bloc introduced a preferential tariff to support regional economic integration.
Origin of preferential
Latin, praeferre (to carry before) + -entia (state of)
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Examples of preferential in a sentence
The airline offers preferential boarding for families. Candidates were ranked using a preferential system. The preferential ballot allowed voters to list choices. They received preferential treatment in the deal. Preferential tariffs were applied to the imports.
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- French:préférentiel, ...
- German:bevorzugt, präferenziell, ...
- Italian:preferenziale, agevolato, ...
- Spanish:favorable, prioritario, ...
- Portuguese:privilegiado, ...
- Chinese:优待的, 优先的, ...
- Japanese:優先的, 選好的な, ...
- Arabic:تَفْضِيلِيّ, مُعْتَمِد على التفضيلات, ...
- Hebrew:מוּעָדָף, הַעֲדָפָתִי, ...
- Russian:преференциальный, предпочтительный, ...
- Ukrainian:привілейований, преференційний, ...
- Hindi:तरजीही, प्राथमिकतामूलक, ...
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