preferential right
UK: /ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl raɪt/
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Definition of preferential right - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

lawTECH.legal claim giving someone priority treatment over other possible partiesTECH.
  • The contract granted the company a preferential right to purchase any new shares.
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Adjective

legal priorityTECH.relating to a special priority claim over others granted by law or contractTECH.
  • The company gave existing investors preferential right access to the new share issue.
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Expressions with preferential

on preferential termsadj.
having better conditions than others in a deal
They received on preferential terms access to the new service.
preferential trading statusn.
special position allowing better trade terms than others
The country was granted preferential trading status by its neighbors.
give preferential treatmentv.
treat one person or group better than others in similar situations
The manager tends to give preferential treatment to his close friends.
preferential termsn.
specially favorable conditions offered in a financial or business agreement
The bank granted the company preferential terms on its loan.
preferential raten.
special lower charge or interest given instead of the normal standard rate
Customers with large deposits may qualify for a preferential rate on loans.
preferential tradeadj.
giving better trade terms to certain countries or groups
The countries signed a preferential trade agreement last year.

Expressions with right

right awayadv.
without delay or hesitation
Please call me right away.
by rightadv.
deservedly or justifiably
He should by right be the team captain.
dead rightadj.
absolutely certain or sure
He was dead right that they would win the game.
right aboutadv.
approximately or nearly
The cost is right about $50.
left and rightadv.
in many directions or places
He was looking left and right, unable to decide.
make it rightv.
correct a mistake or error
He apologized to make it right with his friend.
right at homeadv.
feeling comfortable and relaxed in a place
She felt right at home in the new office.
right down the middleadv.
exactly in the center or middle of something
The ball landed right down the middle of the field.
right in the heart ofprep.
located exactly in the center of something
The hotel is right in the heart of the city.
say the right thingv.
speak appropriately in a given situation
He always knows how to say the right thing.

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Examples of preferential right in a sentence

  • Shareholders enjoy a preferential right to subscribe to newly issued stock.
  • The lease grants the landlord a preferential right claim over other creditors.
  • Creditors with a preferential right status were paid before unsecured lenders.

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  1. French:droit préférentiel, prioritaire, ...
  2. German:Vorzugsrecht, bevorrechtigt, ...
  3. Italian:diritto di prelazione, preferenziale, ...
  4. Spanish:derecho preferente, de derecho preferente, ...
  5. Portuguese:direito de preferência, preferencial, ...
  6. Chinese:优先权, 优先权的, ...
  7. Japanese:優先権, 優先的な, ...
  8. Arabic:حَقّ أَفْضَلِيَّة, تَفْضِيليّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:זְכוּת קְדִימָה, בַּעַל זְכוּת קְדִימָה, ...
  10. Russian:преимущественное право, преимущественный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:переважне право, переважний, ...
  12. Hindi:प्राधान्य अधिकार, वरीय अधिकार, ...

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