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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
Gamaliel Bailey

Meaning of "preference" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREFERENCE

preference  [ˈprɛfərəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREFERENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preference is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREFERENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Preference

The term preferences is used in a variety of related, but not identical, ways in the scientific literature. This makes it necessary to make explicit the sense in which the term is used in different social sciences.

Definition of preference in the English dictionary

The first definition of preference in the dictionary is the act of preferring. Other definition of preference is something or someone preferred. Preference is also the settling of the claims of one or more creditors before or to the exclusion of those of the others.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREFERENCE


appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
circumference
səˈkʌmfərəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
deference
ˈdɛfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
efference
ˈefərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
inference
ˈɪnfərəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
misreference
ˌmɪsˈrefərəns
nonconference
ˌnɒnˈkɒnfərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
subreference
ˈsʌbˌrefərəns
sufferance
ˈsʌfərəns
teleconference
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒnfərəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns
transference
ˈtrænsfərəns
vociferance
vəʊˈsɪfərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREFERENCE

prefer
preferability
preferable
preferableness
preferably
preference shares
preference stock
preferential
preferential voting
preferentialism
preferentialist
preferentiality
preferentially
preferment
preferrable
preferred
preferred ordinary shares
preferred stock
preferrer
preferring

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREFERENCE

abhorrence
adherence
at your convenience
clarence
coherence
concurrence
cross-reference
Florence
indifference
Laurence
Lawrence
make a difference
news conference
occurrence
press conference
recurrence
reverence
Terence
time difference
transparence
with a difference

Synonyms and antonyms of preference in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREFERENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «preference» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of preference

Translation of «preference» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREFERENCE

Find out the translation of preference to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preference from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preference» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偏爱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preferencia
570 millions of speakers

English

preference
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वरीयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَفْضِيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предпочтение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preferência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষপাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préférence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keutamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선호도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pilihan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thích hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राधान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tercih
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preferenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preferencja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевага
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preferință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτίμηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorkeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preferens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preferanse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preference

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFERENCE»

The term «preference» is very widely used and occupies the 8.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFERENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preference» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preference» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preference

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10 QUOTES WITH «PREFERENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word preference.
1
Gamaliel Bailey
That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
2
Wendell Berry
The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to a kind of good work for which we are particularly fitted.
3
Maurice Blanchot
Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud.
4
John O. Brennan
I want to be very clear: whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the administration to take custody of that individual so we can obtain information that is vital to the safety and security of the American people.
5
Susan Cain
Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.
6
Christopher Cross
You got to fight for quality art and equality and all the things that we're fighting for, the things we believe in. Choice and preference and all those things that we support. We don't want to give up that fight. You got to keep doing it.
7
Willem Dafoe
I don't have a preference between theatre and film; I like to do both. But I will say that there's something about theatre that is more nourishing and sustaining than film ever can be.
8
Clive Davis
There will come a time when very few will care about other people's sexual preference - or preferences.
9
Dave deBronkart
In my book, 'Let Patients Help,' one chapter is titled 'Let patients vote on what's worth the cost.' That's sensible, right? In other industries, consumer preference is a key determinant in prices.
10
Ronnie Dunn
My preference is 3,000, maybe 5,000-seat venues.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREFERENCE»

Discover the use of preference in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preference and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Construction of Preference
This book shows not only the historical roots of preference construction but also the blossoming of the concept within psychology, law, marketing, philosophy, environmental policy, and economics.
Sarah Lichtenstein, Paul Slovic, 2006
2
Fuzzy Preference Modelling and Multicriteria Decision Support
Centtal to this book is the rnultivalued extension of the well-known result claiming that any relation expressing weak preference can be separated into three cornponents respectively describing strict preference, indifference and ...
J.C. Fodor, M.R. Roubens, 1994
3
Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of ...
The book demonstrates how human knowledge and social structures co-evolve in complex and imperfectly predictable ways, without any guarantee of social efficiency.
Timur Kuran, 1997
4
Preference Learning
This is the first book dedicated to this topic, and the treatment is comprehensive.
Johannes Fürnkranz, Eyke Hüllermeier, 2010
5
Homework: Motivation and Learning Preference
This is unfortunate because students, who are encouraged to do their homework under conditions that match their individual homework style preferences, will attain higher achievement in school and have more positive attitudes toward their ...
Eunsook Hong, Roberta M. Milgram, 2000
6
Erotic Preference, Gender Identity, and Aggression in Men: ...
This book brings a new perspective to understanding sexual anomalies and to the conceptual foundations on which clinical research and treatment of these behaviors rests.
Ron Langevin, 1985
7
Pleasure, Preference and Value: Studies in Philosophical ...
A meeting of the varying strands of philosophy that contribute to the conceptual problems specific to philosophical aesthetics.
Schaper, 1987
8
Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings
Selected works by the influential cognitive and mathematical psychologist and decision theorist Amos Tversky.
Amos Tversky, Eldar Shafir, 2004
9
Fuzzy Preference Ordering of Interval Numbers in Decision ...
The series "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential ...
Atanu Sengupta, Tapan Kumar Pal, 2009
10
Neuroscience of Preference and Choice: Cognitive and Neural ...
With a unique interdisciplinary approach, this volume is among the first to explore the cognitive and neural mechanisms mediating the generation of the preferences that guide choice.
Raymond J. Dolan, Tali Sharot, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREFERENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preference is used in the context of the following news items.
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US Bureau of Prisons agrees to recognize humanism as a religious …
It is unknown how many inmates identify as humanist. But giving them the ability to choose that preference, and to have it entered in the federal ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Opinion: National rebar tariff is a Buy America preference imposed …
This new tariff is effectively a Buy America preference imposed on B.C. It is not protecting our competitiveness. Rather, it puts us at risk. It is not ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
3
Capital Power Declares Dividends for Its Common and Cumulative …
The dividends for the common shares and preference shares are 100 per cent eligible dividends as defined by the Income Tax Act. Under this ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
4
Lois M. Collins
Many researchers have looked at gender preference, but most have ... Gallup has polled on whether parents have a gender preference for a ... «Great Bend Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Fort Smith Offers Preference To Local Bidders
Thanks to a state act adopted this year, the city of Fort Smith is now offering preference to local bidders under certain conditions. Act 1059 ... «Times Record, Jul 15»
6
From the Sex Pistols to Queen: A person's musical preference
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have established that a person's preference for particular musical artists – from Norah Jones to ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
The second preference conundrum and why Liz Kendall shouldn't …
Is Liz Kendall about to quit the Labour leadership race? The Times reports comments from Labour sources who say Kendall's time is up ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Mylan's preference shares foundation moves to block Teva's …
The foundation, which has the power to issue and acquire preference shares in Mylan when it judges the company's "stakeholder interests" are ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
WFF Explains Alligator Preference-Points System
That is why a weighted preference-points system was instituted this year. Results from the 2014 draw were entered into the system. Those who ... «courierjournal, Jul 15»
10
Belding City Council considers local preference purchase program
Local preference companies are defined in the ordinance as those where the majority of principal operation is in the city limits, corporate offices ... «Greenville Daily News, Jul 15»

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