time preference

taɪm ˈprɛfərəns

Definition

Definition of time preference - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

TECH.

preference for having something now instead of later

TECH.

People with high time preference spend money quickly.
Low time preference leads to saving for the future.
Time preference affects how people make financial decisions.

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Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

Expressions with preference

give preference to

choose one thing or person over another

We give preference to local candidates.

show preference for

make it clear that one thing is liked more than others

She always shows preference for chocolate ice cream.

by preference

adv.

in a way that shows what someone likes more

By preference, she drinks tea instead of coffee.

in preference to

adv.

choosing one thing instead of another

She chose tea in preference to coffee.

matter of preference

decision influenced by individual likes or dislikes

The type of music played at the party was a matter of preference.

sexual preference

pattern of romantic attraction to others

Her sexual preference is towards women.

community preference

shared choice or liking commonly held by a local group of people

Community preference strongly supports building more bike lanes instead of parking lots.

preference will be given to

exp.

priority will be used to choose certain people or things first

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in customer service.

liquidity preference

desire to hold cash instead of investments

Liquidity preference affects interest rates in the economy.

preference share

stock that pays fixed dividends and ranks above common shares

Preference share holders get paid before common shareholders.

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any day

adv.

flexibility

on any occasion or time without preference

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French:préférence temporelle, ...
German:Zeitpräferenz, ...
Italian:preferenza temporale, ...
Spanish:preferencia temporal, ...
Portuguese:preferência temporal, ...
Chinese:时间偏好, ...
Japanese:時間選好, ...
Arabic:تفضيل زمني, ...
Hebrew:הַעֲדָפַת זְמַן, ...
Russian:временное предпочтение, ...
Ukrainian:тимчасова перевага, ...
Hindi:समय वरीयता, ...
Bengali:সময় পছন্দ, ...
Catalan:preferència temporal, ...
Czech:časová preference, ...
Danish:tidspræference, ...
Dutch:tijdsvoorkeur, ...
Greek:χρονοπροτίμηση, ...
Hungarian:időpreferencia, ...
Khmer:ចំណូលចិត្តចង់បានភ្លាមៗជាងពេលក្រោយ, ...
Korean:시간 선호, ...
Persian:ترجیح زمانی, ...
Polish:preferencja czasowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):preferência temporal, ...
Romanian:preferință de timp, ...
Swedish:tidspreferens, ...
Thai:ความชอบเวลา, ...
Turkish:zaman tercihi, ...
Vietnamese:xu hướng thích hiện tại, ...

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Definition of time preference - Reverso English Dictionary

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