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If I see anything remotely like a telcom-run faster internet that you have to pay more to get preferential traffic on, I'm out folks. I've seen this story before, I ran an ISP back in the late 90s.
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Meaning of "preferential" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREFERENTIAL

preferential  [ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREFERENTIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preferential is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PREFERENTIAL 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 preferential in the English dictionary

The definition of preferential in the dictionary is showing or resulting from preference. Other definition of preferential is giving, receiving, or originating from preference in international trade.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREFERENTIAL


circumferential
səˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl
conferential
ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl
confidential
ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
consequential
ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl
coreferential
ˌkəʊrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
deferential
ˌdɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
differential
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl
essential
ɪˈsɛnʃəl
exponential
ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl
inferential
ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl
influential
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl
interferential
ˌɪntəfəˈrɛnʃəl
potential
pəˈtɛnʃəl
referential
ˌrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
residential
ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
reverential
ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl
self-referential
ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
sequential
sɪˈkwɛnʃəl
torrential
tɒˈrɛnʃəl
transferential
ˌtrænsfəˈrɛnʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREFERENTIAL

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREFERENTIAL

action potential
chemical potential
circumstantial
credential
equipotential
existential
experiential
growth potential
inconsequential
inessential
initial
jurisprudential
nonresidential
penitential
precedential
presidential
quintessential
substantial
tangential
unsubstantial
vice-presidential

Synonyms and antonyms of preferential in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREFERENTIAL»

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

Translation of «preferential» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREFERENTIAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

优等的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preferente
570 millions of speakers

English

preferential
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तरजीही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفضيلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

льготный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preferencial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষপাতমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préférentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keutamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bevorzugt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

優遇の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

특혜의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preferensial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ưu đãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பப்பட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राधान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tercihli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preferenziale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preferencyjne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пільговий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preferențial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτιμησιακών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorkeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förmåns
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortrinnsrett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preferential

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFERENTIAL»

The term «preferential» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.320 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFERENTIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preferential» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preferential» 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 preferential

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QUOTES WITH «PREFERENTIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word preferential.
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Drew Curtis
If I see anything remotely like a telcom-run faster internet that you have to pay more to get preferential traffic on, I'm out folks. I've seen this story before, I ran an ISP back in the late 90s.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREFERENTIAL»

Discover the use of preferential in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preferential and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Equality and Preferential Treatment
These essays, with one exception originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, consider the moral problems associated with improving the social and economic position of disadvantaged groups.
Marshall Cohen, Thomas Nagel, Thomas Scanlon, 1977
2
Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements ...
Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist who uniquely combines a reputation as the leading scholar of international trade with a substantial presence in public policy on the important issues of the day, shines here a ...
Jagdish Bhagwati, 2008
3
The Preferential Liberalization of Trade in Services: ...
This book fills an important gap in the trade literature by offering a comprehensive cross-regional comparison of approaches to preferential market opening and rule-making in the area of trade in services.
Pierre Savué, Anirudh Shingal, 2014
4
Trading Blocs: Alternative Approaches to Analyzing ...
The essays in this volume present the central contributions to the analytical approaches developed to e×amine these questions.
Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Pravin Krishna, Arvind Panagariya, 1999
5
Preferential Trade Agreements: A Law and Economics Analysis
This volume assembles a stellar group of scholars and experts to examine preferential trade agreements (PTAs), a topic that has time and again attracted the interest of analysts.
Kyle W. Bagwell, Petros C. Mavroidis, 2011
6
Bus and Rail Transit Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic
This synthesis provides a review of the application of a number of different transit preferential treatments in mixed traffic and offers insights into the decision-making process that can be applied in deciding which preferential treatment ...
Alan R. Danaher, 2010
7
Conditional and Preferential Logics: Proof Methods and ...
This volume contains a revised and updated version of the author s Ph.D. dissertation and is focused on proof methods and theorem proving for conditional and preferential logics.
Gian Luca Pozzato, 2010
8
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective
Examines the policies of India, South Africa, Israel, the United States, and other nations that are guilty of government-sanctioned preferential treatment
Thomas Sowell, 1991
9
The Pursuit of Division: Race, Gender, and Preferential ...
In The Pursuit of Division he provides a provocative critique of recent government policies with respect to race, gender, and preferential hiring, exposing the suspect methods of so-called progressive thinkers in their pursuit of the ...
Martin Loney, 1998
10
Rules of Origin and Trade Facilitation in Preferential Trade ...
The term 'rules of origin' refers to a set of substantive rules for identifying the source of imported goods, in order to help determine whether products are eligible for tariff preferences granted by the importing country.
Miguel Izam, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREFERENTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preferential is used in the context of the following news items.
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Presidency: Buhari was Misquoted on Preferential Treatment
The presidency monday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was misquoted when he said his government would only favour the zones ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
2
KDDL zooms 20% on preferential issue plan to SAIF Partners
... Rs 330 on the BSE in an otherwise weak market on the news that SAIF Partners plans to invest about Rs 30 crore through preferential issue. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Kazakhstan drafts tax incentives for oil and gas producers
Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry has drafted proposals for preferential tax rates for oil and gas producers, the First Deputy Minister of Energy ... «Interfax Global Energy, Jul 15»
4
Preferential parking plan OK'd for tryout at new Yolo County …
Jim Smith-Daily Democrat One of two new parking lots which are two blocks away from the new Yolo County Courthouse. The Woodland City ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
5
Iran plans to establish preferential trade with Iraq
Iran plans to establish preferential trade with Iraq, said Hassan Alidousti, the director general for exports at the Customs administration of Iran. «Trend News Agency, Jul 15»
6
Excel Industries allots equity shares on preferential basis to Utkarsh …
Excel Industries announced that the Allotment Committee of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 24 July 2015 has issued and ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
DCW Ltd approves preferential issue
The Board of Directors of DCW Ltd at its meeting held on July 24, 2015, have approved issue securities on preferential basis to Promoters and ... «Equity Bulls, Jul 15»
8
Board of DCW approves preferential issue of shares and warrants
This Preferential Issue will be subject to the approval of the shareholders which will be sought in the forth coming Annual General Meeting to be ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
TUF suspends preferential public offering over US antitrust probe
Thai Union Frozen Products yesterday abruptly announced the suspension of its preferential public share offering, citing an antitrust ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
10
From TRIPS to Preferential Trade Agreements: Challenges for …
roffe-escudero-seuba [Pedro Roffe, Sergio Escudero and Xavier Seuba] The following is an excerpt from the executive summary of a ... «International IP and the Public Interest, Jul 15»

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