preference

[Pref·er*ence]

If you have a strong liking for something, you have a preference for it. You might have a preference for apples, but there are some days when you're stuck eating a banana instead.

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The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.

Noun
grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

Noun
the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I''d eat cake"

Noun
a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

Noun
a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"


n.
The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.

n.
That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?


Preference

Pref"er*ence , n. [Cf. F. pr'82f'82rence.] 1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.
Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.
Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's.
2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?

The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.

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Usage Examples

We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now.

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.

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Other Usage Examples

If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.

In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern.

President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship.

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