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preferential

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. preferential (adjective)
  2. preferential ballot (noun)
  3. preferential hiring (noun)
  4. preferential mating (noun)
  5. preferential primary (noun)
  6. preferential shop (noun)
  7. preferential tariff (noun)
  8. preferential voting (noun)

pref·er·en·tial

adj \ˌpre-fə-ˈren(t)-shəl\

Definition of PREFERENTIAL

1
: showing preference
2
: employing or creating a preference in trade relations
3
: designed to permit expression of preference among candidates <a preferential primary>
4
: giving preference especially in hiring to union members <a preferential shop>
— pref·er·en·tial·ly \-ˈren(t)-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of PREFERENTIAL

  1. powerful people who demand preferential treatment from politicians

First Known Use of PREFERENTIAL

1849

Rhymes with PREFERENTIAL

differential, inessential, influential, nonessential

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