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preferential
CEFRC1
/ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Giving special treatment or advantages to one person or group.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailOf or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
Examples
He asked her to give him preferential treatment.
There is a preferential price for unemployed people and the elderly.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningOf 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.
More examples
In contextClub members received preferential seating.
preferential voting; the preferential system
preferential treatment
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Origin
adjective
From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.