preferential
Of or relating to the showing or giving of preferenceOf or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
» He asked her to give him preferential treatment.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
Club members received preferential seating.
preferential treatment
Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner.
preferential voting; the preferential system
vorrangig
льго́тныйlʹgótnyj
- manifesting partiality
Examples
3 sentencesHe asked her to give him preferential treatment.
There is a preferential price for unemployed people and the elderly.
Create a velvet rope community of preferred customers who get treated like VIPs and get preferential treatment.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.
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Forms
more preferential, most preferential| Comparative | more preferential Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most preferential Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- manifesting partiality:discriminatory
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form