priority right UK
US: pɹaɪˈɔɹəti ɹaɪt
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Definition of priority right - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
intellectual propertyTECH.UKlegal claim to use an earlier filing date in later applicationsTECH.UK
  • The company relied on its priority right when filing patents in other countries.
2.
lawTECH.UKlegal claim to have demands met before other competing claimsTECH.UK
  • Employees sometimes hold a priority right to payment during company liquidation.
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Expressions with priority

take priority overv.
consider more important than something else
In emergencies, safety measures take priority over routine tasks.
priority seatn.
seat reserved for people needing assistance
She offered her priority seat to the elderly man.
have priority overv.
be treated as more important than something else
Safety must have priority over speed in this job.
key priorityn.
thing considered more important than others and needing attention before them
Improving customer service is our key priority this year.
matter of top priorityn.
thing that is most important and needs attention first
This is a matter of top priority for the team.
priority settingn.
process of deciding which tasks or goals are most important
Good priority setting helps managers handle many projects at once.

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.

Terms related to priority right

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Terms with priority right included in their meaning

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have first call onv.
priority right
have the right to use or claim something before others

Examples of priority right in a sentence

  • The startup lost its priority right by missing the filing deadline in Japan.
  • Under the contract, the supplier has a priority right to any recovered goods.
  • The court recognized the bank’s priority right over other unsecured creditors.

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  1. French:droit de priorité, droit prioritaire, ...
  2. German:Prioritätsrecht, Vorrangsrecht, ...
  3. Italian:diritto di priorità, diritto di prelazione, ...
  4. Spanish:derecho de prioridad, derecho de preferencia, ...
  5. Portuguese:direito de prioridade, direito de preferência, ...
  6. Chinese:优先权, 优先受偿权, ...
  7. Japanese:優先権, 先取特権, ...
  8. Arabic:حَقُّ الأَسْبَقِيَّة, حَقُّ أَوْلَوِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:זְכוּת קְדִימוּת, זְכוּת קְדִימָה, ...
  10. Russian:право приоритета, ...
  11. Ukrainian:право пріоритету, переважне право, ...
  12. Hindi:प्राथमिकता अधिकार, अग्राधिकार, ...
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